New Zealand First deputy Shane Jones says his "knee pads" jibe was a "harmless and innocuous expression" that could have meant anything from gardening to volleyball. Jones was pressed on the remark today after it was widely interpreted as a reference to oral sex. "That was a colourful expression," Jones told reporters at Parliament. Shane Jones described his reference to "knee pads" as a "colourful expression". "The next time you go to an ethno-nationalist rally to receive a foreign leader, take off your knee pads," Jones bellowed.