The Panel with Gary McCormick and Kathryn Burnett (Part 2)

Growing up, what was your local river or swimming hole, and what do you remember about it? The former finance minister Sir Michael Cullen is advocating the shroud of secrecy surrounding the budget be drawn back, for the sake of the public interest. Sir Michael joins us to explain his point of view. New Zealand's conservation sector needs all the help it can get - so why has the Department of Conservation been given $11 million dollars to spend on worker security? A judge at the environment court has heard just six of 40 waterways in that part of the nation are at an acceptable swimmability standard. Environmental scientist Roger Hodson joins us to elaborate. Eating dinner at the table - is that what you did whern you were young ?