Is that all the Greens want?

The Herald reports:

The Green Party has put the stalled Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary on the table as part of its deal with Labour – a rare leak of details from negotiations to form the next government.

It is understood progress on the 620,000 sq km ocean sanctuary around the Kermadec Islands has been considered as part of the Greens’ deal with Labour should NZ First opt for Labour to form the next government.

It is the first policy detail to be leaked from the talks, which have been held under strict confidentiality.

This is how weak the Greens are. They have to ask Labour to ask Winston if the sanctuary can go ahead.

If they had negotiated with National, this would have been a no brainer. It was only the Maori Party stopping National from progressing the legislation further, so Greens wouldn’t even have to ask to have this one agreed to.