Longstone, Lesley, active 2012

Date: 2013

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0025180

Description: Minister of Education, Hekia Parata is tied to a pole along with the Secretary of Education and the Deputy Secretary of Education who have both been shot dead. The title "Phew..." is Parata's response. Refers to the resignation of both the former Secretary for Education Lesley Longstone and the Deputy Secretary for Education Anne Jackson following the Ministerial Inquiry into Novopay. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0023729

Description: Shows Minister of Education Hekia Parata driving a car labelled 'education' off a cliff. Lesley Longstone, who recently resigned as education secretary, jumps out of the moving car, landing safely on the ground. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0024132

Description: Shows Lesley Longstone standing in front of Big Ben, holding an envelope with a letter regarding her final salary payment. Context: Longstone, the former head of the Ministry of Education who was recruited specifically for the position from England, resigned from her post after only 13 months on the job, amid the Novopay debacle and disagreements with Minister of Education, Hekia Parata. Longstone received a before-tax payout of over $425,000-- the equivalent of six months remuneration and $157,523 in outstanding holiday pay and a payment in lieu of notice. The Novopay online payroll system has resulted in tens of thousands of errors since it was implemented in August 2012, with some teachers getting paid too much, others too little, and some not at all. (Stuff.co.nz, 5 Mar 2013) Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0024276

Description: Shows a donkey representing former head of Education, Lesley Longston, eating out of a feed bag labelled, 'golden handshake'. Two figures representing government and state services, ride the donkey, passed out asleep. Behind the donkey is a pile of fecal matter labelled, 'Novopay'. Context: Longstone resigned from her post after only 13 months on the job, amid the Novopay debacle and disagreements with Minister of Education, Hekia Parata. Longstone received a before-tax payout of over $425,000-- the equivalent of six months remuneration and $157,523 in outstanding holiday pay and a payment in lieu of notice. The Novopay online payroll system has resulted in tens of thousands of errors since it was implemented in August 2012, with some teachers getting paid too much, others too little, and some not at all. (Stuff.co.nz, 5 Mar 2013) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0024176

Description: Shows Lesley Longstone on the phone with Novopay customer service, regarding an error with her severance pay. Context: Longstone, the former head of the Ministry of Education who was recruited specifically for the position from England, resigned from her post after only 13 months on the job, amid the Novopay debacle and disagreements with Minister of Education, Hekia Parata. Longstone received a before-tax payout of over $425,000-- the equivalent of six months remuneration and $157,523 in outstanding holiday pay and a payment in lieu of notice. The Novopay online payroll system has resulted in tens of thousands of errors since it was implemented in August 2012, with some teachers getting paid too much, others too little, and some not at all. (Stuff.co.nz, 5 Mar 2013) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

Reference: DCDL-0025375

Description: A series of six frames showing Prime Minister John Key and Education Minister Hekia Parata (wearing a dunce's cap) in conversation. Refers to the resignation of Lesley Longstone from her role as Chief Executive of the Education Ministry only 13 months into her five year contract. The payout for this will be met by the taxpayer, but John Key suggests that if they used infamous teacher-pay system Novopay then she might not get paid out for years. They finish by wishing each other a happy Christmas. Wider context: there is increasing pressure on Parata to be accountable for failings within the Education Ministry. See Stuff, 20 December 2012. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0023308

Description: Shows Ministry of Education chief executive Lesley Longstone sitting on the trunk of an enormous elephant, labelled 'under acheivement by poorer kids' holding the Ministry of Education Annual Report to a man wearing a mortarboard cap and gown labelled PPTA (Post-Primary Teachers Association) who says he doesn't see the elephant in the room. Refers to recent comments that New Zealand can not consider its education system to be world class while Maori and Pasifika learners continue to be underserved. (New Zealand Herald, 2 Nov 2012) Colur and black and white versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0023251

Description: Mock entrance test for 'New Entrants' to Ministry of Education, set by NCEA ('Not Even Close to Educational Acumen'). The 'Starter Question' asks about how to decribe the proposal to increase class sizes to 'better assist poor achievers': is it 'inane', 'something out of a donkey's nightmare', 'Dickensian' or 'not world-class'. All four answers are correct. Lesley Longstone, an English career bureaucrat, was appointed to the position of Chief Executive of Education. Despite her comments about asisting poorly achieving pupils, her past career in the English Department of Education and her acquiescence in proposals to increase class sizes did not promise well. 'Donkey's nightmare' refers to a recent nickname for the Prime Minister, John Key. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).