A damning internal investigation into the irregular expenses of a health board boss show personal spending and attempts to conceal the breaches.

But a lawyer for Dr Nigel Murray said the report was only ever a draft and was subject to change.

The Waikato District Health Board’s investigation into its then chief executive’s spending has never been released to the public until now.

The 46-page report by barrister Maria Dew, dated September 22, 2017, was released to the Herald, under the Official Information Act, almost 16 months after the newspaper requested it.

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