Doubling Paremoremo's prison size through being fast-tracked will lead to further human rights violations of incarcerated people and will intensify the pollution of the local environment. The alternative is decarceration and justice reinvestment. newsroom.co.nz/2026/07/23/t...

Tensions over fast-track bid to double size of Paremoremo max security prison

Locals report overflowing wastewater and understaffing as Corrections pushes to house 1220 inmates at the facility. Jonathan Milne reports.

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This is the latest in a long list of cases of the Police protecting men who have sexually assaulted women, as the cops exist to reproduce patriarchal and colonial capitalism through violence. This will only end when we disarm, defund and disband the Police. www.rnz.co.nz/news/crime-a...

Police reopen sexual assault case after review finds sportsman's career prioritised over complainant

A police sexual assault investigation into a young man with a "promising" sporting career was so flawed that the case has been re-opened, with the officer in charge of the case also under investigatio...

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Wiktor, a student at Victoria University of Wellington, is conducting interviews with people who have experienced prison and would love to hear about your story, your life, and any challenges you may have faced after leaving prison.

The carceral, anti-LGBT+ and anti-homeless move-on orders are also extremely ageist against homeless tamariki and rangatahi, which would add to the long list of violations of human rights of children and youth that have been committed by the Government. www.rnz.co.nz/news/communi...

Move-on orders risk 'punishing' children: Commissioner

The Children's Commissioner is warning that move-on orders risk punishing children and young people for being homeless.

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Even though the move-on order legislation hasn't passed, its carceral and anti-homeless provisions are so awful that they're terrorising the homeless to such an extent that they're leaving city centers in advance. www.rnz.co.nz/news/communi...

Move-on order fears already pushing rough sleepers out of city - social service provider

Fear surrounding the incoming move on orders is already pushing rough sleepers of out Auckland's central city, says a social service provider.

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You can read our submission against the transphobic Legislation (Definitions of Woman and Man) Amendments Bill here: papa.org.nz/2026/06/28/d... You have until 11:59PM on Thursday 2nd July 2026 to make a submission.

The failed youth bootcamps not only violate the human rights of rangatahi who are forced into them, they are also such horrific workplaces that they result in psychologists working their resigning. It's time for these bootcamps to be closed once and for all. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Psychologist quits Oranga Tamariki bootcamp after two months

A senior psychologist at the government's bootcamp for young offenders quit the role less than two months into the start of this year's programme, RNZ can reveal.

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Caleb's whānau are seeking justice for his murder at the hands of Police, four years later. www.rnz.co.nz/news/crime-a...

Coroner releases findings into Caleb Moefa'auo's death, family still waiting for apology

The mother of a man who died after being pepper-sprayed in an Auckland prison says she is yet to receive an apology, four years after her son's death.

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Tāmaki whānau, we're holding our 2026 Matariki Holidard Card Drive today at the Ellen Melville Centre on the upper floor until 4PM. Come through to help write cards to our incarcerated whānau this Matariki!

Come along and write a card to our whānau in prison, alongside others in your community. Kai and refreshments provided. Just drop in anytime for as long as you like. All are welcome.

Tāmaki Makaurau whānau, come along to our Matariki Holiday Card Drive on Sunday 21st June from 12PM at the Ellen Melville Centre with Sunday Blessings. We are inviting people to come together and share some new year hope with those behind bars this Matariki. www.facebook.com/events/35043...

We're proud to endorse @greenpeacenz.bsky.social and Anti-War Aotearoa's March For Peace on Saturday 20th June from 12PM at Aotea Square that's calling on the Government to delink from American capitalist imperialism and adopt a Te-Tiriti grounded independent foreign policy. marchforpeace.nz

The Legislation (Definition of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill is currently before Parliament. If passed, it would allow the law to define who counts as a woman and who counts as a man based solely on biology.

Anti-Children Minister Karen Chhour's refusal to divulge how many rangatahi are still in the bootcamps is the latest effort by the Government to cover up how these bootcamps have been a total and utter failure like every previous attempt has been. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Children's Minister Karen Chhour won't say how many still in government's bootcamps

Quizzed at a Scrutiny Week hearing Karen Chhour insisted she was protecting the privacy of the children involved.

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The Government's failed tough on crime bill to increase punishments for theft will result in a massive increase in the women's prison population. This sexist outcome will only be avoided if this bill is scrapped and decarceration measures are implemented. www.rnz.co.nz/news/crime-a...

Number of female prisoners expected to surge by 63 percent over next decade

The number of women serving time in prison is expected to surge 63 percent over the next decade, due to stronger punishments for theft.

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Thank you to all the lovely Pōneke people who came to our Matariki card drive - it was a lovely day of kai, connection and of course, writing cards to people in prison. Ngā mihi for showing up and showing support. We’re sorting the cards and sending them off this week!

The Government's failed tough on crime policies will lead to the prison population ballooning, which will tear whānau apart. This can only be stopped by repealing all tough on crime policies and implementing decarceration policies. www.rnz.co.nz/news/crime-a...

Law changes expected to boost prison population over next decade

A new report says there will be 15,200 prisoners in June 2036 - a 35 percent increase from this year.

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Come along, write some cards, share some kai (and coffee) and have some chats. We hope you see you here.

We are located in the community room (mezzanine) which is up the red stairs to the right as you enter the main entrance and the friendly library staff should be able to point you in the right direction.

Kia ora Pōneke whānau, we are hosting our annual Matariki Card Drive at Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui (Central Library) between 11am and 4:30 TODAY.

Ōtepoti whānau, come along to our Matariki Holiday Card Drive on Sunday 14th June from 1PM at Fua Lelei Room, Catholic Social Services, 42 Macandrew Road. We are inviting people to come together and share some new year hope with those behind bars this Matariki. www.facebook.com/events/22812...

Ōtautahi whānau, come along to our Matariki Holiday Card Drive on Sunday 14th June from 11AM at The Undercroft at the University of Canterbury. We are inviting people to come together and share some new year hope with those behind bars this Matariki. www.facebook.com/events/19358...

Come along, write some cards, share some kai (and coffee) and have some chats. We hope you see you here.

We are located in the community room (mezzanine) which is up the red stairs to the right as you enter the main entrance and the friendly library staff should be able to point you in the right direction.

Kia ora Pōneke whānau, we are hosting our annual Matariki Card Drive at Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui (Central Library) between 11am and 4:30 TODAY.

Otautahi whānau, come along to our event with @climateliberation.bsky.social on Monday 29th June from 6PM at Christchurch Envirohub to write submissions opposing the anti-homeless Move-On Orders bill and the transphobic Definitions of Woman and Man bill. www.facebook.com/events/27337...

Tāmaki whānau, if you want to volunteer to collect mail in the Auckland CBD, scan letters and upload them to our system, then register here to attend an in-person training session on Sunday 5th July from 11AM (location will be provided after registration): docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Pōneke whānau, our Political Outreach Coordinator and Tāmaki Branch Secretary Jade Winterburn will be giving a talk at the Humanist Wellington Hub about prison abolition on Monday 6th July from 6:30PM at The Thistle Inn. www.facebook.com/events/99564...

In order for the Government to ban prolonged solitary confinement, prisoners must receive a minimum 2 hours of meaningful human contact per day, which shouldn't count phone calls. If this doesn't occur, then prolonged solitary confinement will continue. newsroom.co.nz/2026/06/06/g...

Govt's planned 'ban' on prolonged solitary confinement is not a ban

From Victoria University - Comment: The Govt said the new bill would ‘explicitly prohibit prolonged solitary confinement’. This sounds like a good thing – but it’s deceptive, writes Christine McCarthy...

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