Nanaia Mahuta has condemned the execution of four political prisoners in Myanmar in a ministerial statement.

She'll raise the issue when attending the ASEAN Foreign Minister's meeting in Cambodia.

However, she was unable to back up her statement when National's spokeperson Gerry Brownlee questioned her statement.

Furthermore, she's also come up with a clever way to introduce Maori wards into councils.

She's slipped a change into a piece of legislation that would make it mandatory for councils to consider whether they should be introduced.

Meanwhile, National leader Christopher Luxon wants an independent review into the Reserve Bank.

Governor Adrian Orr has acknowledged interest rate decisions he has made during the Covid-19 pandemic, have contributed to inflation reaching the level it has.

Newstalk ZB Political Editor Barry Soper joined Heather du Plessis-Allan.

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