Why does there seem to be so much secrecy around lobbying?

The Opportunity Party is promising to regulate lobbying and impose tougher rules around political donations if they make it into Government this November. The party is promising to cap political donations, establish an independent anti-corruption body, and introduce a bill that would enforce a cooling-off period for ministers, senior staff and officials taking on lobbying roles and they would also create a mandatory, public lobbying register. So how big a problem is corporate lobbying in New Zealand politics? To discuss Democracy Project founder Dr Bryce Edwards joins Jesse. [picture id="4JKMW0R_260731_TOP_List_6_jpg" crop="16x10" layout="full"]