3 Apr 2023

Govt tweaks lobbying rules in transparency effort

From Checkpoint, 5:07 pm on 3 April 2023

Lobbyists may no longer have swipe card access to Parliament, under changes suggested by the government this afternoon.

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has admitted there's a perception problem, and hopes the changes will make things more transparent.

It comes after an RNZ series exposed Aotearoa's lobby industry is considerably less transparent than its international counterparts.

RNZ political editor Jane Patterson talks to Lisa Owen.