Finance Minister Nicola Willis has asked the Finance and Expenditure and Primary Production Committees to lead a joint inquiry into banking.
The investigation will be primarily focused on rural banking, and submissions from banks and chairpersons and chief executives will be expected.
ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper explained what this means for the wider rural sector.
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