The Tertiary Education Union says it's dismayed at the extent the University of Waikato's Vice Chancellor worked with the National Party on its proposal for a new medical school in Hamilton.
Documents, seen by RNZ, show that before an announcement on the plans, vice chancellor Professor Neil Quigley was in constant contact with the party's health spokesperson, Dr Shane Reti, telling him a medical school could be a 'present' for a future National government.
The union has previously criticised Waikato University for spending almost a million dollars over three years on strategic advice from a former Minister of Tertiary Education, National's Steven Joyce.
TEU National Secretary Sandra Grey says it's a terrible look for the institution.
Grey spoke to Morning Report.
