Photo NZ Herald/fileSteven Joyce has described the latest Novopay bungle as "disappointing" and says he has asked for an investigation. Joyce is the minister responsible for Novopay, which has again come under fire today after a massive privacy breach struck the beleaguered school payroll system. "What happened today was very disappointing and I have made my views clear to EPL [Education Payroll Limited). The principal had immediately contacted the Ministry of Education, Novopay and Education Minister Hekia Parata about the botch-up. The debacle proved hugely embarrassing for the education minister costing millions to fix the specially-developed education payroll software.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 03, 2016 00:28 UTC