Inquiries & Reviews

Sexual Harassment Review: July Update

July 2026 update from DCE People & Capability on Corrections efforts to eliminate sexual harassment.

Sexual Harassment Review: March Update

March update from Deputy Chief Executive People & Capability Rebecca Powell on our independent review into sexual harassment.

Sexual Harassment Review: December Update

December update from Deputy Chief Executive People & Capability Rebecca Powell on our independent review into sexual harassment.

11 June 2026

Monitoring Entity Recommendations Themes

We work closely with monitoring entities to ensure we meet our stewardship obligations, our accountabilities to the people of Aotearoa New Zealand, and our obligations to people we manage.

Sexual Harassment Review: September Update

Welcome to my second update on our work to eliminate sexual harassment at Corrections. This mahi is deeply important, and creating a safe workplace is something we all have a role in shaping.

Sexual Harassment Review: June Update

June update from Deputy Chief Executive People & Capability Rebecca Powell on our independent review into sexual harassment.

Sexual Harassment Review: March Update

Last December, the Sexual Harassment Review: Final Report was released to staff. This highlighted how Corrections could strengthen its approach to preventing and responding to sexual harassment across the organisation. Corrections accepted all six recommendations outlined in the report.

07 June 2024

Report of the Independent Inquiry into the Waikeria Prison Riot - View Report of the Independent Inquiry into the Waikeria Prison Riot PDF 16.0 MB

This report details Office of the Inspectorate's Inquiry into the riot at the Top Jail of Waikeria Prison, which began on 29 December 2020 and ended six days later on 3 January 2021.

25 July 2023

Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture – Inspection Reports

This page provides Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture inspection reports, subject to some redactions for security reasons.

Kia Whaitake - Making a Difference: Investigation into Ara Poutama Aotearoa Department of Corrections

The Chief Ombudsman was concerned about the same issues coming up in prisons. Read an overview of the report and our response.