National has already claimed the report by the Health Ministry into conflict of interest claims, which tore the board apart, will be a whitewash.
Last week, some members of the sacked board called for it to be delayed so they could have a chance to read it and yesterday two of those people said they had asked the police to investigate the actions of former board member Peter Hausmann.
Diana Kirton and Helen Walker said they had lodged a complaint with Hastings police on Friday.
Mr Cunliffe's spokesman said that none of the controversy around the report would stop it being released today.
The ministry would release the report as soon as Mr Cunliffe had read it, the spokesman said.
Mrs Kirton and Mrs Walker said they believed there were sufficient grounds for an investigation under the Crimes Act into the actions of Mr Hausmann regarding the Wellcare contract for training of caregivers.
‘‘The issue at the heart of this matter has always been Peter Hausmann's conflicts of interest and how those conflicts were handled,'' they said.
Police had also been asked to investigate the actions of DHB management around the processes they used in contracts with companies in which Mr Hausmann was involved.
The women said they did not have faith that the review panel report would address issues relating to the behaviour around contracts.
‘‘Our concern is that the review panel findings have been hijacked for political expediency and will throw up a smokescreen to avoid the real issues. Former Hawkes Bay board members want the truth to be told,'' Mrs Kirton and Mrs Walker said.
Mr Hausmann said the complaint to the police was farcical, and further evidence of dysfunctional governance at the DHB.
‘‘It's not funny, because police time will be wasted,'' he said yesterday.
‘‘In my view, these are the actions of desperate people in an attempt to further discredit the director-general's report before it is released.''
Mr Hausmann said at no time did he act in a manner that was not appropriate, legal or ethical.
National Party MPs have accused him of colluding to give a company he partly owns, Healthcare New Zealand, favourable treatment in a tender process for a $50 million contract.
‘‘I am confident that the review panel report will explain clearly what happened at Hawkes Bay DHB and will vindicate and explain my position,'' Mr Hausmann said last Thursday.
He said he came to the board enthusiastic, but was ‘‘horrified'' to find it was unprofessional and some members were treating competent managers and staff poorly.
Poor governance was ‘‘messing things up badly'' and he said he could not find any rational reasons for the behaviour he was seeing.
Mr Cunliffe sacked the board last month because of conflicts between board members, an ‘‘irrevocable breakdown'' in relations between board and management and a deteriorating financial situation.
His actions drew an angry response from many of the board members and sections of the Hawkes Bay community.
Since then allegations have been thrown around in Parliament and the courts.
