0 1 2 , ▁ret ail ▁banks ▁across ▁New ▁Zealand ▁made ▁the ▁extraordinary ▁step ▁of ▁offering ▁school ▁staff ▁interest - free ▁over d raft s ▁after ▁many ▁employees ▁missed ▁out ▁on ▁being ▁paid ▁for ▁up ▁to ▁four ▁months . ▁ ▁Five ▁months ▁after ▁its ▁implementation ▁( mid - Dec ember ▁ 2 0 1 2 ), ▁a ▁survey ▁showed ▁only ▁ 1 6 % ▁of ▁schools ▁had ▁no ▁errors ▁that ▁pay ▁round , ▁compared ▁to ▁ 3 6 % ▁a ▁month ▁before , ▁suggesting ▁Nov op ay ' s ▁performance ▁was ▁getting ▁worse , ▁rather ▁than ▁better . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁November ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Education ▁said ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁taking ▁legal ▁action ▁against ▁Tal ent 2 , ▁seeking ▁financial ▁compens ation ▁for ▁the ▁errors , ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁pay ▁teachers . ▁ ▁The ▁error ▁rate ▁for ▁pay ments ▁is ▁now ▁less ▁than ▁ 0 . 2 ▁per ▁cent , ▁less ▁than ▁half ▁the ▁ 0 . 5 ▁per ▁cent ▁acceptable ▁error ▁rate ▁as ▁defined ▁by ▁the ▁Nov op ay ▁technical ▁review . ▁ ▁Res ignation ▁of ▁Les lie ▁Long stone ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁newly ▁rec ru ited ▁education ▁secretary , ▁Les lie ▁Long stone , ▁said ▁it ▁could ▁take ▁a ▁year ▁to ▁fix ▁the ▁system . ▁However , ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Education , ▁He k ia ▁Par ata ▁received ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁criticism ▁for ▁Nov op ay ' s ▁fail ures . ▁Par ata ▁reported ly ▁fell ▁out ▁with ▁Long stone ▁- ▁who