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Corrections Officers head from Wellington to Waikato
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 1:11 pm | Department Of Corrections
A group of new Corrections recruits have graduated from the Initial Training College at Rimutaka Prison, this time destined to keep the Waikato public safe. More >>
Knitting – it’s not just for nanas
Sunday, 28 August 2011, 12:01 pm | Department Of Corrections
The last person you would expect to see chatting away in a knitting circle is a male prisoner. More >>
Group of graduates off to prison
Friday, 19 August 2011, 2:45 pm | Department Of Corrections
A multicultural cohort of new Corrections staff have graduated from the Initial Training Course (ITC) at Rimutaka Prison, ready to start their career keeping New Zealanders safe. More >>
Group of graduates off to prison
Friday, 19 August 2011, 11:59 am | Department Of Corrections
A multicultural cohort of new Corrections staff have graduated from the Initial Training Course (ITC) at Rimutaka Prison, ready to start their career keeping New Zealanders safe. More >>
Samoan High Commissioner meets Hawke’s Bay Prisoners
Thursday, 28 July 2011, 1:40 pm | Department Of Corrections
The Samoan High Commissioner, His Excellency Asi Tuiataga James Fa'afili Blakelock visited Hawke’s Bay Regional Prison this afternoon. His Excellency, accompanied by his wife Letelesa Helen Blakelock and leaders of the Hawke’s Bay Samoan community, ... More >>
Offenders mobilised quickly to clean up liquefaction
Wednesday, 15 June 2011, 3:11 pm | Department Of Corrections
Community work parties have mobilised quickly in Christchurch this week to help communities clean up liquefaction resulting from Monday's quakes. “While a number of community based offenders are focusing on removing the sludge from their own properties ... More >>
CIE a finalist for public sector excellence award
Thursday, 19 May 2011, 3:34 pm | Department Of Corrections
The Department of Corrections’ work in employment training for prisoners has been recognised and praised by the Institute of Public Administration New Zealand (IPANZ). Corrections Inmate Employment (CIE) has been announced as a finalist for the 2011 ... More >>
Corrections drug dog team win big at national championships
Friday, 13 May 2011, 3:55 pm | Department Of Corrections
Christchurch Corrections dog handler Barry Nelsen and his dog Olesia have won the National Narcotic Detector Dog competition – the first department win in more than a decade. More >>
Prisoners benefit from Canon ‘Shogun’ award winner
Friday, 6 May 2011, 3:01 pm | Department Of Corrections
Prisoners working in the Corrections Inmate Employment (CIE) Canon Copier Assembly and Refurbishment workshop at Rimutaka Prison are learning valuable skills from an award winning Field Technician. Canon NZ’s Basil Cousins, who provides technical ... More >>
Corrections staff give their Christchurch mates a day
Wednesday, 4 May 2011, 3:18 pm | Department Of Corrections
More than $160,000 is being donated from Department of Corrections staff to their colleagues in Christchurch to help them recover from the Christchurch earthquake. The Department’s "Give Your Mates A Day" Trust, which was launched in March after ... More >>
Prison drug trade made "extremely difficult" says ex-priso
Friday, 18 March 2011, 9:48 am | Department Of Corrections
The Department of Corrections is making prison drug trading extremely difficult according to a long serving senior gang member who stated that dealing contraband in prison is, "too hard now." More >>
Impromptu award from Minister for Christchurch officer
Friday, 11 March 2011, 5:41 pm | Department Of Corrections
A visit by Corrections Minister Judith Collins to Christchurch prisons last week saw new officer Philip Haywood presented with a Ministers Excellence Award at an impromptu ceremony. Phil was in Wellington, attending the Department’s six week ... More >>
Kitchens Working Round the Clock
Thursday, 10 March 2011, 5:14 pm | Department Of Corrections
Prisoners from Christchurch Men’s and Women’s Prisons have worked around the clock over the last fortnight, feeding hundreds of extra hungry mouths after February 22nd’s devastating earthquake in Christchurch. More >>
Prison arson places staff at risk
Wednesday, 9 February 2011, 5:05 pm | Department Of Corrections
Two Corrections Officers have received burns after rescuing a prisoner at Christchurch Women’s Prison who lit fire to her cell bedding last night. "Staff responded to a report of smoke in one of the prison wings and managed to extinguish the fire in ... More >>
New providers of reintegrative services for Corrections
Wednesday, 2 February 2011, 3:15 pm | Department Of Corrections
The Department of Corrections has selected three providers to deliver reintegrative support services to offenders for the next three years, following an open tender process. More >>
Mt Eden Corrections Officer commended for helping woman
Tuesday, 1 February 2011, 11:36 am | Department Of Corrections
A Corrections Officer from Mt Eden Prison who was bitten after intervening in a domestic assault in Auckland last year has today been presented with a Special Commendation Award from new Chief Executive Ray Smith. More >>
Announcement about contract management of prison
Tuesday, 14 December 2010, 3:07 pm | Department Of Corrections
Corrections Minister Judith Collins announced today that global service provision company, Serco, had been selected as the contract partner appointed to manage Mt Eden/ACRP prison. More >>
Corrections Officers arrested following joint investigation
Monday, 6 December 2010, 3:02 pm | Department Of Corrections
A joint operation between the Department of Corrections and Auckland City Police resulted in this morning’s arrest of two Corrections Officers who work at Mt Eden and Auckland Central Remand Prisons. More >>
November 2010 Corrections newsletter online
Monday, 22 November 2010, 3:48 pm | Department Of Corrections
# offenders on community work sentences working towards a certificate in horticulture # community work teams helping out after the Canterbury earthquake # new mountain bike tracks created for the TECT All Terrain Park near Tauranga # community work ... More >>
Rimutaka Prison employee arrest
Wednesday, 10 November 2010, 1:42 pm | Department Of Corrections
Department of Corrections Chief Executive Barry Matthews has confirmed that a Rimutaka Prison tutor was arrested and charged under the Misuse of Drugs Act, and appeared in Court yesterday. More >>
