13 August, 2008
A new combined drug and special treatment unit for prisoners at Spring Hill Prison in north Waikato is expected to significantly reduce re-offending, Corrections Minister Phil Goff said.
Read full release >>13 August, 2008
The goal of this unit is to reduce re-offending. To do that, we need smart, well-designed and well-implemented interventions directed at those most at risk of re-offending.
Read full speech >>17 July, 2008
This programme involves inmates at Auckland Women’s Corrections Facility giving something back to the community by raising and training mobility assistance dogs to help people with disabilities in the community..
Read full speech >>17 July, 2008
Canon technicians will teach prisoners how to assemble new photocopiers and clean existing machines. A new operation has also started up at this prison where prisoners dismantle obsolete printers for recycling.
Read full speech >>17 July, 2008
Corrections Minister Phil Goff launches programme which involves prison inmates helping train mobility dogs to help people in the community
Read full release >>17 July, 2008
Corrections Minister Phil Goff launches prisoner employment partnership between the Department of Corrections and Canon New Zealand
Read full release >>11 July, 2008
Corrections Minister Phil Goff said today that cellphone blocking being implemented in New Zealand prisons is a major step forward that will stop prisoners committing further offences while behind bars.
Read full release >>11 July, 2008
Acting Minister of Police Phil Goff said today: "Our hearts go out to the family of Sergeant Derek Wootton, the police officer who died in the line of duty, and to his friends and his colleagues in the New Zealand Police Force. We extend to them our condolences and deepest sympathy.
Read full release >>10 July, 2008
This project will provide employment and training to more than 90 prisoners at this site, which will likely increase in the future. More than 40 prisoners will work in the refurbishment yard and 50 in the internal prison workshop, refurbishing up to 40 state houses a year.
Read full speech >>10 July, 2008
A new building construction yard at Spring Hill Prison will see prisoners refurbishing state houses for families in need while learning new skills, Corrections Minister Phil Goff and Housing Minister Maryan Street said today.
Read full release >>9 July, 2008
Minister of Corrections and Acting Minister of Police Phil Goff has welcomed the release of the ministerial inquiry into the death of Debbie Ashton and endorsed its recommendations.
Read full release >>26 June, 2008
Speech delivered at Parliament by Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment Darren Hughes on behalf of Corrections Minister Phil Goff. Your interactions, support and positive influence help make prisoners' reintegration into the community more likely to be successful and therefore make the community safer by reducing the likelihood of their re-offending
Read full speech >>18 June, 2008
Corrections Minister Phil Goff has welcomed the Wellington Coroner’s findings that the Government quickly moved to deal with deficiencies which contributed to the death of Karl Kuchenbecker, and that he therefore has no further recommendations to make.
Read full release >>28 May, 2008
Speech to the Corrections Managers Forum
Read full speech >>26 May, 2008
Telephone monitoring technology recently implemented in prisons has again paid dividends following new charges being laid against a prisoner after he was caught making serious threats against his partner.
Read full release >>22 May, 2008
Budget 2008 provides a range of initiatives across the wider justice sector to strengthen the justice system and ensure that New Zealanders live in safe and responsive communities
Read full release >>7 May, 2008
Corrections Minister Phil Goff has announced plans for the replacement of the Victorian era Mt Eden Prison.
Read full release >>30 April, 2008
Corrections Minister Phil Goff has welcomed the release of a new Department of Corrections publication providing information on offenders within the Corrections system.
Read full release >>16 April, 2008
Corrections Minister Phil Goff today welcomed an inquiry by the Law and Order select committee into the Corrections Department.
Read full release >>16 April, 2008
Figures released today show the number of people prosecuted for drug possession in prison has increased by nearly 36 per cent since 2003.
Read full release >>21 March, 2008
A new partnership between the Corrections Department and Housing New Zealand will see prisoners learning building trade skills while refurbishing relocated state houses, Corrections Minister Phil Goff has announced.
Read full release >>19 March, 2008
Corrections Minister Phil Goff and Health Minister David Cunliffe have welcomed a report by the Office of the Auditor General on the provision of mental health services for prisoners.
Read full release >>27 February, 2008
Today, we are opening the first of three new Special Treatment Units for high-risk offenders designed to address repeat offending by providing prisoners with the skills to live without crime when released from prison.
Read full speech >>27 February, 2008
Corrections Minister Phil Goff has opened a new special treatment unit for high- risk offenders at Waikeria Prison and announced a new community based programme, both aimed at tackling the cause of serious offending.
Read full release >>14 February, 2008
Corrections Minister Phil Goff has welcomed the findings of an independent investigation into allegations of corruption at Rimutaka Prison.
Read full release >>4 December, 2007
Corrections Minister Phil Goff today introduced a Corrections Amendment Bill which he says will further assist prisons’ crackdown on drug use, and eliminate illicit use of cellphones in prison.
Read full release >>28 November, 2007
I welcome the opportunity to be here today as my first official engagement as Minister of Corrections. The opening of this 1.8 km walkway is a positive occasion.
Read full speech >>26 November, 2007
The first group of prisoners have graduated from Hawkes Bay Prison’s new drug treatment unit, Corrections Minister Phil Goff said.
Read full release >>31 October, 2007
Corrections is a tough portfolio and has been problematic for successive governments over time, Corrections Minister Phil Goff says.
Read full release >>25 October, 2007
Corrections Minister Damien O’Connor today welcomed a new proposal to enhance the role of the Office of the Ombudsmen in relation to the oversight of prison complaints and systemic issues.
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