▁subsequently ▁res igned . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁it ▁was ▁revealed ▁that ▁Long stone ▁received ▁sever ance ▁pay ▁of ▁$ 4 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁after ▁only ▁ 1 3 ▁months ▁into ▁her ▁five - year ▁appointment ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁paid ▁$ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁re loc ate ▁from ▁Britain ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁job . ▁ ▁Tal ent 2 ' s ▁response ▁▁ ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁public ity ▁about ▁the ▁errors , ▁Tal ent 2 ' s ▁chief ▁executive , ▁John ▁Raw lin son , ▁said ▁there ▁were ▁" no ▁technical ▁problems ▁with ▁Nov op ay ". ▁He ▁claimed ▁the ▁software ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁previous ▁pay roll ▁system , ▁A les co , ▁that ▁Tal ent 2 ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁using ▁for ▁ 1 5 ▁years . ▁A les co ▁had ▁been ▁developed ▁using ▁Oracle ▁database ▁software . ▁Inter view ed ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Business ▁Review , ▁Mr ▁Raw lin son ▁said : ▁“ Inter est ingly ▁enough ▁there ’ s ▁not ▁really ▁a ▁problem ▁with ▁the ▁technology . ▁The ▁vast ▁majority ▁of ▁issues ▁are ▁about ▁inter f acing ▁with ▁our ▁help ▁centre .” ▁He ▁added ▁that ▁the ▁company ▁had ▁respond ed ▁by ▁moving ▁another ▁nine ▁pay roll ▁exper ts ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁now ▁has ▁ 1 3 0 ▁staff ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Nov op ay . ▁Despite ▁Mr ▁Raw lin son ' s ▁claims , ▁the ▁Government ▁subsequently ▁paid ▁Tal ent 2 ▁another ▁$ 5 ▁million ▁to ▁produce ▁software