The Green Party has sacrificed the bulk of their questions in Question Time, and handed them over to National.

James Shaw says patsy questions from the Government benches are a waste of time and would rather use his questions to hold the Government to account.

Labour disagrees with the Green Party that patsy questions are a waste of time.

National leader, Simon Bridges, says they gratefully accept.

"National takes the offer seriously, we thank James Shaw and the Green Party for it, and National will honour the spirit of it by asking questions that matter, and doing so with a real seriousness and purpose."

Mr Bridges says it will help them do exactly what the Green Party hopes for, ensure Government accountability.

"We go up from I think the most questions that an opposition has had in history, to even more questions."

LISTEN ABOVE AS SIMON BRIDGES SPEAKS WITH KATE HAWKESBY.