Riots at New Zealand's Waikeria Prison broke out between 29 December 2020 and 3 January 2021. At least twenty-one male prisoners, who were dissatisfied...

conditions, staged an uprising at Waikeria and lit fires which ultimately destroyed the prison's top facility. The riots came to an end following negotiations...

counterpart Mark Mitchell of focusing on emptying prisons rather than reducing crime. During the Waikeria Prison riots that occurred between 29 December 2020 and...

were involved in unrest at Waikeria Prison stemming from allegations of inhumane and unhygienic conditions at the prison. Several of the prisoners had...

prisons such as Mt Crawford in Wellington and the New Plymouth prison to be closed. Older units at Arohata, Rolleston, Tongariro/Rangipo and Waikeria...

Ronald Edmund Sanders Lorton – prison officer, Waikeria Youth Centre. For services rendered during a riot at the Waikeria Youth Centre on 31 October 1976...

services to local government. Royston Goodall Brown – superintendent, Waikeria Youth Centre, Te Awamutu. Mervyn Mackie Chisholm. For services to agriculture...

November December 29 December 2020 to 3 January – Riots between inmates and prison guards at Waikeria Prison, causing major fire damage to the complex. 1 January...

being evacuated. 29 December - 3 January 2021 – Riots between inmates and prison guards at Waikeria Prison, causing major fire damage to the complex. 31...

stage performance competition Showquest 2021 with a dance based on the Waikeria Prison uprising. This is the first time Kuranui has come away with a national...