Turrell says that, as with anywhere else in New Zealand, it’s been necessary to track prison staff movements, and Corrections deployed its own COVID-tracing system using technology from ...

New Zealand's parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of a ban on military-style semi-automatic weapons. The attack also prompted tighter restrictions on hate speech on social media platforms.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — The white supremacist who slaughtered 51 worshipers at two New Zealand mosques was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

The New Zealand government’s Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier recently released a damning report on conditions at Ngawha Prison, in the impoverished and socially-divided Northland region, which has ...

Brenton Tarrant, a white supremacist who killed 51 worshippers at two Christchurch, New Zealand mosques, was sentenced to life in prison without parole Thursday. The 29-year-old Australian ...

New Zealand Minister of Corrections Kelvin Davis ordered an overhaul of women’s prisons in the country on Sunday. Davis’ move specifically targets processes, the complaints system and management of ...

On Sunday, following a tense six-day standoff, 16 prisoners involved in protesting appalling conditions at New Zealand’s Waikeria Prison surrendered to authorities. Five of the 21 men who ...

A New Zealand judge sentenced white supremacist Brenton Tarrant to life in prison without parole on Thursday for killing 51 Muslim worshippers in the country's deadliest shooting, saying the ...

New Zealand's prison population continues to reach all-time highs, forcing officials to get creative in juggling the numbers. Some inmates share accommodation, ...

New Zealand's leader apologizes to state abuse survivors An estimated 200,000 people, many of them Indigenous Māori, ... Māori are over-represented in prisons and gangs.