, ▁the ▁cre ators ▁of ▁Nov op ay , ▁in ▁a ▁compet itive ▁tender ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁Tal ent 2 ▁won ▁the ▁contract ▁ahead ▁of ▁ten ▁other ▁tender ers . ▁The ▁Nov op ay ▁contract ▁was ▁initially ▁signed ▁off ▁by ▁the ▁Labour ▁Government ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁It ▁was ▁subsequently ▁ren eg oti ated ▁by ▁National ▁twice . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁del ays ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁programme , ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁that ▁Nov op ay ▁was ▁finally ▁rolled ▁out . ▁When ▁Steven ▁Joy ce ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁sort ▁out ▁problems ▁with ▁Nov op ay ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁he ▁initi ated ▁discuss ions ▁with ▁Data com ▁in ▁case ▁the ▁contract ▁with ▁Tal ent 2 ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁scra pped . ▁ ▁Pay roll ▁problems ▁at ▁N Z ▁Post ▁ ▁Tal ent 2 ▁was ▁also ▁selected ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁new ▁pay roll ▁system ▁at ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Post . ▁The ▁Australian ▁company ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁N Z ▁Post ▁contract ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁central ised ▁pay roll ▁programme ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁existing ▁regional ▁system . ▁After ▁it ▁went ▁live ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁thousands ▁of ▁N Z ▁Post ▁workers ▁were ▁also ▁under - pa id ▁or ▁over - pa id . ▁▁▁ <0x09> ▁E PM U ▁national ▁industry ▁organ iser ▁Joe ▁Gall ag her ▁described ▁the ▁new ▁N Z ▁Post ▁pay roll ▁as ▁a ▁" dog " ▁of