General enquiries about roles at Corrections should be emailed to:
Enquiries about advertised vacancies should be emailed to the contact indicated in the advertisement.
See the following pages for contact details of individual prisons and service centres:
Media should contact the Communications Services Desk at:
All technical feedback and queries related to the website should be directed to the webmaster:
Members of the public wanting to make a complaint about Corrections should email complaints@corrections.govt.nz or write to Private Box 1206, Wellington, New Zealand.
Registered victims (those recorded on the Victim Notification Register) should write directly to the Chief Executive of Corrections. The National Coordinator VNR will acknowledge complaints and then refer them to the service(s) concerned for investigation.
Offenders can make complaints in confidence to staff, an inspector, or to external agencies such as the Ombudsman, the Privacy Commissioner, or to the Health and Disabilities Commisioner. All prisons have access to confidential mail and free-phone facilities for complaints. For more information read the offender complaints information sheet .
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