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Relating to the 24% increase in incarcerated women between September 2024 - September 2025, how many of the additional 163 women are Māori?

Answered Question 501 (2026)
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Tamatha Paul

Member for Wellington Central · Green Party

Question

  • Relating to the 24% increase in incarcerated women between September 2024 - September 2025, how many of the additional 163 women are Māori?

Answered by

Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

Answer

I am advised that between September 2024 and September 2025, there were 105 more women in prison who were Māori.