English ▁econom ics ▁writers ▁Category : 1 8 th - century ▁English ▁writers ▁Category : 1 8 th - century ▁male ▁writers <0x0A> </s> ▁Nov op ay ▁is ▁a ▁web - based ▁pay roll ▁system ▁for ▁state ▁and ▁state ▁integrated ▁schools ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁processing ▁the ▁pay ▁of ▁ 1 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁teaching ▁and ▁support ▁staff ▁at ▁ 2 , 4 5 7 ▁schools . ▁It ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Education ▁for ▁$ 1 8 2 ▁million ▁over ▁ten ▁years , ▁and ▁was ▁implemented ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁after ▁seven ▁years ▁of ▁planning ▁and ▁development ▁by ▁Australian ▁human ▁resources ▁company ▁Tal ent 2 . ▁From ▁the ▁out set , ▁the ▁system ▁led ▁to ▁w ides p read ▁problems ▁with ▁over ▁ 8 , 0 0 0 ▁teachers ▁receiving ▁the ▁wrong ▁pay ▁and ▁in ▁some ▁cases ▁no ▁pay ▁at ▁all ; ▁within ▁a ▁few ▁months , ▁ 9 0 % ▁of ▁schools ▁were ▁affected . ▁ ▁The ▁' Nov op ay ▁deb acle ' ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁called ▁received ▁almost ▁daily ▁media ▁attention , ▁causing ▁embar rass ment ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁Minister ▁of ▁Education ▁He k ia ▁Par ata , ▁and ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁newly ▁rec ru ited ▁Education ▁secretary ▁Les lie ▁Long stone . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Nov op ay ▁transition ed ▁to ▁be ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Education ▁under ▁current ▁Minister ▁Res p