Anna is a reporter at the Bay of Plenty TimesVideo will play in Play now Don't auto playNever auto playAt least three Tauranga schools were sent private Novopay information, after it sent personal pay information of teachers to the wrong schools. Gate Pa School principal Richard Inder, who received pay details of another school, said the incident was unusual. Bethlehem School principal Brian Field said he was made aware of the personal information being sent to his school at 9am on Thursday. Related Content Video Tauranga schools sent outside teachers' private pay information Special Housing Area scheme beginning to gain traction in Tauranga Plans to offer fresh start to city's former prisonersThe school contacted Novopay straight away, but at 10am the information was still available. Education Payroll chief executive Stephen Crombie said it had contacted the 10 schools whose information was made available, and were continuing to contact 530 individuals who had their pay information released to principals and administrators of other schools.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 05, 2016 05:02 UTC