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Mother’s Day in prison with my baby: I'm learning and I'm growing
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Corrections staff across the northern region have been helping their communities during the floods. Twenty-six staff members have been redeployed to @NZcivildefence, working in partnership with Auckland Emergency Management to help people who had to evacuate their damaged homes.
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'Beyond our expectations': Businesses find results by hiring people with criminal convictions dlvr.it/SgWBFs
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'It is some of the best kapa haka I have seen:' Prisoners wow judges in comp nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chr…
Our team down at Fieldays have loved meeting everyone over the past few days and sharing their experiences working at Corrections.
People have been surprised to hear the diverse career paths we have available, including in the agriculture and horticulture space programmes 🌳🌻
Our friendly team will still be at site D26 today and tomorrow - so head on down to find out more about what makes their jobs so rewarding.
Check out this story on Stuff to find out more:
stuff.co.nz/business/3007530…
Yesterday was Te Rā Ratonga Tūmatanui – Public Service Day.
We would like say a huge thank you to all of our staff for their commitment to keeping people and communities safe. Our staff deliver an essential public service in prisons, health services, community sites and offices.
Prison libraries can be life-changing for people in prison, thanks to the incredible work our librarians do. You can read more here: stuff.co.nz/life-style/30069…
We join the world in mourning the sad passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand.
Flags will be flying at half mast at our sites across the country to mark Her Majesty’s death.
People on community work sentences in the Nelson-Marlborough region have been building maara kai for whānau in need.
“Empowering people to grow their own kai gives them skills to help counter food insecurity for their whānau and community,” says Blenheim Service Manager Sharon.
In the past 18 months, men working in the nursery at Otago Corrections Facility have grown 35,000 plants for non-profit organisations like The Halo Project, with 60,000 more currently growing.
You can check out the full story here: odt.co.nz/regions/south-otag…
For the past four years, men at Tongariro Prison have been working with local iwi and conservation group Project Tongariro to restore the local native bush and riverbank.
You can read more about the restoration project here:
stuff.co.nz/environment/clim…
Following a successful pilot programme, the University of Otago will teach two first year papers in person at Otago Corrections Facility next semester.
Check out the full story from Otago Daily Times below:
odt.co.nz/news/education/uni…
A new gym and whānau centre called “The Hau Ora Hub” recently opened in Kaikohe to help rehabilitate former Ngāpuhi prisoners back into their community and iwi.
You can check out the full story from Te Karere here: youtube.com/watch?v=EVyz_BkY…
A big thank you to Palmerston North Rotary Club for their generous donation of 32 dictionaries for prisoners at Manawatū Prison. This donation will help the men in prison to further develop their literacy skills and general knowledge.
Read more here: nzherald.co.nz/manawatu-guar…
Men at Auckland Prison have assisted in the restoration of carvings for Te Whaiora Marae in Otara. The project lead by master carver Mate Webb, has helped many of the men connect with their Māori heritage.
Check out the full story here: youtube.com/watch?app=deskto…
Corrections and @WaitemataDHB have partnered to develop a new prison-based programme for junior doctors. 🧑⚕️🩺🚑 You can read more about the programme here:
corrections.govt.nz/news/202…
Meet Hulk, the newest addition to the Central Region’s detector dog pack!
He’s an eight-week-old Working Cocker Spaniel about to start learning to sniff out tobacco. After about 12 months of training, he’ll be ready to get to work keeping our prisons safe and contraband free.🐾
Corrections has partnered with @WestpacNZ to help people in prison obtain a bank account prior to their release. You can read about how this initiative is supporting their safe reintegration into the community here: westpac.co.nz/rednews/helpin…
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Probation officer Ian Elford had prisoners in mind when he designed a board game to help people with their driving theory knowledge. dlvr.it/SHd1Kg