Corrections recognises long serving staff - Waikato

Corrections staff and guests gathered this evening at the Te Awamutu Waipa Workingman's Club to recognise the good conduct and long service of 60 Custodial and Non Custodial staff members from Waikeria Prison and Spring Hill Corrections Facility.

Thirty two staff members received Long Service awards for fourteen years or more service to the Department. The recipients include a Unit Manager, a Reintegration caseworker, a Nurse and three Corrections Inmate Employment Instructors.

Waikato/Central Regional Manager Leanne Field believes the awards acknowledge and recognise the excellent contribution that Corrections staff make to their communities.

"The hard work that Corrections Staff do is often hidden from the public by a prison's walls. But their efforts ensure a secure and humane environment for offenders while also providing them with training and support to reduce re-offending," she says.

"Their efforts play an important part in making our communities safer, and it is very important that this is recognised.

"Working for Corrections can be a very demanding job, our staff are often working in what can be a volatile environment.

"Despite this our staff also find their work extremely interesting and rewarding. No two days are the same working in a prison, our staff have a real passion for their work.”

Leanne says staff continually demonstrate Corrections' core PRIDE values - Professionalism, Responsivness, Integrity, Diversity and Effectiveness.

"The strength of any organisation lies in its people, I want to recognise recipients and congratulate them on their hard work."

Notes to the Reporter:

Eight staff from Spring Hill Corrections Facility received Long Service Awards these include:

Fifty Two Staff from Waikeria Prison received Long Service Awards these include:

For further information contact the Communications Service Desk:

• Phone: (04) 460 3365
• Email: commdesk@corrections.govt.nz  
• After hours: (021) 761 828