Disgraced National MP Hamish Walker sent private Covid-19 details because his judgement was impaired after being called racist, an inquiry has found. The powerful inquiry by the State Services Commission was critical of the pair and found the Ministry of Health could have kept patient details more secure. Heron found Boag was sent the patient details through her role of acting chief executive of Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust. Boag then sent Walker the information after he'd been accused of being racist for saying the active cases came from "India, Pakistan and Korea". The findings of the inquiry have been passed to the Privacy Commissioner as they sit outside the jurisdiction of the State Services Commission.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 29, 2020 23:33 UTC