The Green Party has held a post election caucus to farewell departing MP MIke Ward.
The Greens election night result of just over 5% saw Ward and fellow list MP Nandor Tanczos lose their seats in parliament although the Greens are hopeful Tanczos may yet make it back on specials.
Ward says it is time for his party to take an active role in government and be in cabinet.
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is signalling he would prefer not to see the Greens in Cabinet.
During the election campaign Peters stressed that neither National nor Labour would need to rely on what he termed "extreme parties like the Greens" to form a minority government. He says his position has not changed and both parties should think very hard about it.
Green Party co-leader Rod Donald rejects any suggestion his party is extreme. Donald and co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons were scheduled to meet about 40 business leaders at parliament in an effort to put an end to the extremist talk.
Donald says his party's extreme concerns about the future direction of the country shouldn't translated into a perception of party extremism.
And farmers and foresters will meet the Green Party on Tuesday night in Wellington to seek reassurances about the party's policies.
The Green Party has organised the meeting with business and agricultural leaders in the hope of assuring them they have nothing to fear from their policies.
Federated Farmers president Charlie Pedersen will be looking to allay concerns about the Green's proposal to tax fertiliser. Pedersen also wants to hear more about the party's stance on environmentally sustainable farming.
Forestry lobby group the Kyoto Forestry Association will urge the party to introduce incentives for foresters who are reducing emissions.
