Greens volunteer to be cannon fodderGETTY IMAGES Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern may well be wondering what Green Party leader James Shaw and his caucus were thinking when they decided to hand over their questions. READ MORE:* Greens leader James Shaw doesn't want politics to be war, but it is* Greens' deal no gift to National Party* Shaw: PM won't risk losing friends* There's nothing charitable about the Green Party's deal with NationalIt was unsurprising. National is there to hold the Government to account and no amount of contortions from the Greens will convince anyone they're not part of that Government in equal share. The Greens' fit of sanctimony barely registered on the public index of politicians with integrity, but it ticked into the red on Labour's bemusement barometer. The deep-seated hatred for the colour blue within the Greens' rank and file will not go away in a term if at all.

Source: Stuff March 24, 2018 16:02 UTC