All options look to be on the table when it came to increasing competitiveness in the banking sector.

National’s deputy leader Nicola Willis has appeared to give a nudge to the possibility of privatising Kiwibank, at the party’s annual conference this weekend.

Herald political editor Claire Trevett says it's possible we will see some action.

She says every time Willis hints at this move, she does it a bit stronger.

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