Nigel Murray file

❚ June 7: Senior staff alert Waikato DHB chairman Bob Simcock to concerns they have about chief executive Nigel Murray’s charging of expenses to the DHB.

❚ June 8: Simcock visits State Services Commission in Wellington to seek guidance about how to proceed.

❚ June 12: Simcock informs Director General of Health and the Office of the Health Minister about the concerns having been raised.

❚ June 19: Simcock engages an external employment lawyer to provide independent legal advice.

❚ June 19-30: Gathering of documents and information. Simcock briefs the chair of the audit committee.

❚ July 4: Simcock and chair of audit committee meet with Murray to outline concerns and seek feedback. Simcock reports to the remuneration committee by teleconference. The committee asks for further checks to be made before deciding next steps.

❚ July 17: Simcock and chair of audit committee again meet with Murray to get his responses to information gathered. Remuneration committee members again meet by teleconference and decide the full board should be briefed and should recommend a formal independent investigation.

❚ July 19: Special meeting of the DHB board members held by teleconference with legal counsel in attendance. The board members delegate the remuneration committee members to commission an independent investigation and oversee the process.

❚ Early August: External legal counsel instructs specialist barrister to carry out the independent investigation.

❚ September 22: As part of the ongoing investigation, the barrister conducting the investigation presents Murray with a draft report which includes proposed findings and seeks his response. ❚ September 29: Remuneration committee, with legal counsel in attendance, is informed Murray has made an offer of resignation. Legal counsel brief the committee on the content of the investigator’s draft report. The committee recommends that the full board accept Murray’s offer of resignation with immediate effect, on the basis he agrees to repay all outstanding amounts.

❚ October 5: A special meeting of the board agrees to accept Murray’s offer of resignation.

❚ November 3: Minister of Health launches new investigation into Nigel Murray.