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16 August 2025Statements on incident at Spring Hill Corrections Facility
Corrections staff did an excellent job safely bringing this afternoon’s incident at Spring Hill Corrections Facility to an end, without any injury to staff or prisoners.
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09 July 2025
Incident at Christchurch Men's Prison
Read our final update on the diesel related incident at the prison.
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12 June 2025New 596-bed development opens at Waikeria Prison
On Thursday 5 June, the Minister of Corrections Hon Mark Mitchell opened the new 596-bed facility at Waikeria Prison alongside Corrections’ Chief Executive Jeremy Lightfoot
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29 April 2025Recycling mattresses for the SPCA
Decommissioned mattresses at Whanganui Prison have been recycled into pet beds.
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10 March 2025Marlborough Catchment restoration benefits from Rolleston Prison horticulture
Thousands of plants now in the ground as part of Te Hoiere Project have originated from Rolleston Prison southwest of Christchurch.
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04 March 2025New Mobility Dog puppy joins Puppies in Prison Programme
This year a new Mobility Dogs pup will work alongside women in Auckland Region Women’s Corrections Facility as part of the Puppies in Prison programme.
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20 February 2025Rare plant making a comeback at Tongariro Prison
Tongariro Prison has been helping the Department of Conservation to grow a rare plant that’s notoriously difficult to cultivate.
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18 February 2025Public consultation opens on proposed changes to the Corrections Act 2004
We've released a consultation document proposing potential options for more transparent management of extreme threat prisoners.