The head of Waikato University was intimately involved in National's policy of establishing a medical school at the university and told one of its senior MPs it could be a "present" to a National government.
Documents obtained by RNZ show Vice Chancellor Professor Neil Quigley helped National develop the policy and was in constant contact with health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti in the lead up to the announcement.
Investigative Journalist Guyon Espiner spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.
