The Prime Minister has confirmed a Waikato medical school's coming, with construction beginning this year.

The Government's putting $83 million towards the $230-million-dollar project, with the rest coming from Waikato University and philanthropic investors.

It'll offer a graduate-entry programme, focused on primary care and rural health.

Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says the ACT Party quickly released a statement taking credit for driving down the price of the project.

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