New Zealand Labour leader backs MP's claim that health chief manipulated finances to hide deficits.

New Zealand Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins supports his MP Ayesha Verrall's accusation that Health NZ Commissioner Lester Levy manipulated financial records by moving costs between years to alter deficit appearances. Verrall made the claim under parliamentary privilege, and Hipkins has defended her comments despite calls for an apology from Levy. The Auditor-General has stated that such practices are unacceptable.

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