For a second day straight, National has found itself in controversy about colour - specifically, the colour white.
Tensions over race relations have boiled over again today with one senior National MP saying she was "sick of being demonised for her ethnicity" during a public select committee hearing.
The caucus has been valiantly trying to get the conversation back on track - after new leader Todd Muller unveiled his new frontbench line-up with only white faces in his top twelve spots.
RNZ political editor Jane Patterson has the story.