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Question 2174 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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    How many cases of workplace bullying were referred to external investigators, mediators, the Employment Relations Authority, or other external bodies in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees,…

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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I am advised that Corrections takes all allegations of workplace bullying extremely seriously and has processes in place to respond to these. This includes referring matters to external agencies when required to investigate and or mediate…

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Question 2177 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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    How many individuals were dismissed, required to resign, or had their engagement terminated following findings of workplace bullying in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office…

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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Please see Appendix One for a breakdown of the number of registered complaints regarding workplace bullying for the years 2015 – 2025. This data also outlines what the actions and/or outcomes were of each case. I am advised that due to the…

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Question 2178 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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    What was the total value of financial settlements, compensation payments, or ex gratia payments relating to workplace bullying in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders…

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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I am advised that Corrections takes all allegations of workplace bullying extremely seriously and has processes in place to respond to these. This includes referring matters to external agencies when required to investigate and or mediate…

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Question 2179 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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    What employment or engagement outcomes resulted from recorded incidences of workplace bullying in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom the Minister has…

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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Please see Appendix One for a breakdown of the number of registered complaints regarding workplace bullying for the years 2015 – 2025. This data also outlines what the actions and/or outcomes were of each case. I am advised that due to the…

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Question 2180 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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    How many individuals received formal disciplinary sanctions short of dismissal or termination following findings of workplace bullying in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office…

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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Please see Appendix One for a breakdown of the number of registered complaints regarding workplace bullying for the years 2015 – 2025. This data also outlines what the actions and/or outcomes were of each case. I am advised that due to the…

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Question 2181 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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    How many cases of workplace bullying resulted in financial settlements, compensation payments, or ex gratia payments in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom…

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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I am advised that Corrections takes all allegations of workplace bullying extremely seriously and has processes in place to respond to these. This includes referring matters to external agencies when required to investigate and or mediate…

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Question 2547 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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    What categories of workplace bullying allegations have been recorded in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom the Minister has responsibility in connection…

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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I am advised that to provide this information would amount to substantial collation and manual analysis, which I am not prepared to ask of my officials for the purposes of this response.

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Question 2548 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many recorded incidences of workplace bullying, if any, have occurred in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom the Minister has responsibility in…

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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Please see Appendix One for a breakdown of the number of registered complaints regarding workplace bullying for the years 2015 – 2025. This data also outlines what the actions and/or outcomes were of each case. I am advised that due to the…

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Question 2550 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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    How many cases of sexual harassment were referred to external investigators, mediators, the Police, or other external authorities in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office…

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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I am advised that Corrections takes all allegations of sexual harassment extremely seriously and has processes in place to respond to these. This includes referring matters to external agencies when required to investigate and or mediate…

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Question 2551 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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    How many individuals received formal disciplinary sanctions short of dismissal or termination following findings of sexual harassment in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office…

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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Please see Appendix One for a breakdown of the number of registered complaints regarding sexual harassment for the years 2015 – 2025. This data also outlines what the actions and/or outcomes were of each case. I am advised that due to the…

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Question 2552 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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    How many cases of sexual harassment resulted in financial settlements, compensation payments, or ex gratia payments in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom…

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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I am advised that Corrections takes all allegations of sexual harassment extremely seriously and has processes in place to respond to these. This includes referring matters to external agencies when required to investigate and or mediate…

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Question 2554 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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    What was the total value of financial settlements, compensation payments, or ex gratia payments relating to sexual harassment in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders…

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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I am advised that Corrections takes all allegations of sexual harassment extremely seriously and has processes in place to respond to these. This includes referring matters to external agencies when required to investigate and or mediate…

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Question 2911 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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    How many individuals were dismissed, required to resign, or had their engagement terminated following findings of sexual harassment in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office…

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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Please see Appendix One for a breakdown of the number of registered complaints regarding sexual harassment for the years 2015 – 2025. This data also outlines what the actions and/or outcomes were of each case. I am advised that due to the…

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Question 2915 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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    What categories of sexual harassment allegations have been recorded in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom the Minister has responsibility in connection with…

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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I am advised that Corrections takes all allegations of sexual harassment extremely seriously and has processes in place to respond to these. This includes referring matters to external agencies when required to investigate and or mediate…

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Question 2916 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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    What employment or engagement outcomes resulted from recorded incidences of sexual harassment in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom the Minister has…

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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I refer to my answer to WPQ 2551 (2026).

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Question 2918 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

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    How many recorded incidences of sexual harassment, if any, have occurred in each calendar year since 2015 in relation to any staff, employees, secondees, contractors, or office holders for whom the Minister has responsibility in connection…

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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I refer to my answer to WPQ 2551 (2026).

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Question 2007 (2026)

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Tracey McLellan

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    What operational changes, if any, were being considered to increase remand prisoners’ access to services and programmes during the month of December 2025?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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I have nothing further to add to my response to WPQ 58917 (2025).

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Question 2016 (2026)

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Tracey McLellan

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    For each rehabilitation service type, in December 2025 what were; the number of people on the waitlist as at 1 December, programme starts, and programme completions, if any, by prison and gender?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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I am advised that Corrections acknowledges the importance of delivering programmes to people in prison and it is a top priority for Corrections to ensure that everyone eligible for a rehabilitation programme has the opportunity to attend…

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Question 2017 (2026)

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Tracey McLellan

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    How many prisoners, if any, have left the Prisoners of Extreme Risk Unit (PERU) at Auckland Prison during December 2025?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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I am advised that no persons from the Prisoners of Extreme Risk Unit were released from prison in December 2025.

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Question 2018 (2026)

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Tracey McLellan

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    How many days, if any, has each prisoner been in segregation as of 31 December 2025 (number of days and as a percentage of total time in PERU)?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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I am advised that the Prisoners of Extreme Risk Unit (PERU) at Auckland Prison accommodates some of Corrections’ most extreme risk people. I am further advised that to provide the number of days that each individual held in PERU at…

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Question 2019 (2026)

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Tracey McLellan

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    What is the security classification for each prisoner, if any, in the Prisoners of Extreme Risk Unit (PERU) at Auckland Prison as of 31 December 2025?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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I am advised that prisoners can be accommodated in the Prisoners of Extreme Risk Unit (PERU) if there is an ongoing risk they will threaten, intimidate, or behave violently towards others, or influence other prisoners to do the same. This…

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Question 2020 (2026)

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Tracey McLellan

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    How many prisoners, if any, and for how long has each prisoner been held (days) in the Prisoners of Extreme Risk Unit (PERU) at Auckland Prison as of 31 December 2025?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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I am advised that prisoners can be accommodated in the Prisoners of Extreme Risk Unit (PERU) if there is an ongoing risk they will threaten, intimidate, or behave violently towards others, or influence other prisoners to do the same. This…

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Question 2021 (2026)

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Tracey McLellan

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    How many women prisoners commenced and completed a rehabilitation programme, if any, at each prison, by rehabilitation service type, for the month of December 2025?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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I refer the member to the attached table which contains the number of women who have started or completed a rehabilitation programme, if any, by rehabilitation service type, for the month of December 2025.

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Question 2022 (2026)

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    What correspondence, including letters, emails, text messages, whatsapp, signal, or any other form of electronic communication, if any, has the Minister or any member of their Office received from the Chief Executive of the Department of…

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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My office and I send and receive numerous correspondences with a wide range of people in the course of executing the Government’s priorities, I do not consider it in the public interest to ask my staff to spend the considerable time…

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Question 2023 (2026)

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Tracey McLellan

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    What correspondence, including letters, emails, text messages, whatsapp, signal, or any other form of electronic communication, if any, has the Minister or any member of their Office sent to the Chief Executive of the Department of…

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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My office and I send and receive numerous correspondences with a wide range of people in the course of executing the Government’s priorities, I do not consider it in the public interest to ask my staff to spend the considerable time…

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Question 2024 (2026)

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Tracey McLellan

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    What modelling has he seen, if any, regarding an increased prison population and the impact to Corrections resources, during the month of December?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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In the month of December 2025, I received the following briefings which included broad information relating to an increased prison population and the impact this may have on Corrections resources. Those were: • B4886 Law and Order…

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Question 2025 (2026)

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Tracey McLellan

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    What actions, if any, have been taken to update and increase prisoner beds during the month of December?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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I have nothing further to add to my response to WPQ 58918 (2025).

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Question 2026 (2026)

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Tracey McLellan

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    What is the Correction Officer to prisoner ratio as of 31 December 2025?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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I am advised that the ratio of Corrections Officers to prisoners was 1:2.1 as at 31 December 2025.

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Question 2027 (2026)

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Tracey McLellan

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    What were the operating capacity, maximum capacity, and actual population, as at 31 December, for each prison facility, broken down by remand convicted and remand accused prisoners?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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I refer the member to the attached table which provides the operating capacity, maximum capacity, and actual population, as at 31 December 2025, for each prison facility. I am advised that Corrections does not record prison capacity by…

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Question 2028 (2026)

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Tracey McLellan

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    What number and percentage of employment positions by FTE and headcount within Corrections, if any, were vacant as of 31 December 2025, broken down by employment position and prison site?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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I refer the member to the attached table, which provides the number and percentage of employment positions in prisons that were vacant, broken down by position and prison site, as at 31 December 2025.

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Question 2029 (2026)

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Tracey McLellan

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    How many vacancies are there for probation officer positions, if any, as of 31 December 2025, broken down by role and region?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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I am advised that not all roles are required to be filled in order for Corrections to safely manage people on sentence in the community. Like any organisation, Corrections has a natural turnover of staff, and a level of vacancy is built…

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Question 2030 (2026)

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Tracey McLellan

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    What is the current full-time equivalent (FTE) number of probation officers employed by the Department of Corrections, if any, as of 31 December 2025, brokendown by role and region?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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I refer the member to the attached table which provides the full-time equivalent number of probation officer roles as at 31 December 2025, broken down by role and region. This includes Probation Officers, Senior Community Work Supervisors,…

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Question 2031 (2026)

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Tracey McLellan

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    How many (number and percentage), if any, sentenced and remand prisoners do not have a case manager as of 31 December 2025 broken down by prison, gender, and offence type?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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I am advised that Corrections acknowledges the importance of working with people from their arrival into prison to ensure their needs are addressed and their rehabilitation and reintegration is supported. Case Managers work directly with…

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Question 2033 (2026)

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    How many prisoners are currently on a wait list to attend a rehabilitation service as set out in their sentenced prisoner’s management plan, if any, at each prison, and by rehabilitation service type as of 31 December 2025?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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I am advised that Corrections acknowledges the importance of delivering programmes to people in prison and it is a top priority for Corrections to ensure that everyone eligible for a rehabilitation programme has the opportunity to attend…

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Question 1732 (2026)

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    What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the period between 22 December 2025 and 1 February 2026 (inclusive), listed by agency, title and date…

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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I refer the member to the attached table, which provides a list of briefings and aides memoire received between 22 December 2025 and 1 February 2026 (inclusive). I also receive regular updates from my officials on a range of matters,…

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Question 1838 (2026)

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the period between 22 December 2025 and 1 February 2026 (inclusive), by title and date?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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None.

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Question 1502 (2026)

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Tamatha Paul

Member for Wellington Central · Green Party

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    What is the comparison of the following offences as a proportion of the prison population at September 2024 and September 2025? - Driving offences; - Trespass notices; - Resisting or obstructing police; - Breach of protections orders; -…

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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I am advised that Corrections uses the classifications set out in the Australian and New Zealand Standard Offence Classification (ANZSOC) standard when reporting on offence data. I am further advised that the standard does not specifically…

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Question 411 (2026)

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Duncan Webb

Member for Christchurch Central · Labour Party

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    How many allegations of sexual assault have been made against corrections officers (including prison officers employed by SERCO) at the Auckland South Corrections Facility, if any?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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I am advised that since Auckland South Corrections Facility opened in May 2015, there have been 16 allegations of sexual assault made by prisoners against custodial staff, all relating to rub down searches. I am further advised that all 16…

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Question 412 (2026)

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Duncan Webb

Member for Christchurch Central · Labour Party

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    Of the 619 allegations of sexual assualt made against corrections officers, how many were upheld, how many were dismissed (or what other outcomes exist for the complaints)?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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I refer the member to the attached tables, which provide the breakdown of allegations of sexual assaults by staff on prisoners in men’s prisons, for the financial years 2020/21 to 2024/25, and the outcomes of the allegations in the 2024/25…

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Question 492 (2026)

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Tamatha Paul

Member for Wellington Central · Green Party

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    Relating to the 24% of incarcerated women between September 2024 - September 2025, how does the cost of incarcerating the additional 163 women compare to the cost of community-based prevention, rehabilitation, and whānau-centred support?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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I am advised that Corrections does not readily record the specific costs associated with managing a single person (whether in prison or in the community), but rather reports on the average cost to manage a person due to the difference in…

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Question 493 (2026)

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Tamatha Paul

Member for Wellington Central · Green Party

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    Relating to the 24% increase of incarcerated women between September 2024 - September 2025, what is the annual cost of incarcerating the additional 163 women?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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I am advised that Corrections does not readily record the specific costs associated with a single prisoner, but rather reports on the average cost to house a person in prison due to the difference in health, rehabilitation, and…

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Question 494 (2026)

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Tamatha Paul

Member for Wellington Central · Green Party

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    In regard to the 24% increase of incarcerated women between September 2024 - September 2025, where have the additional prisoners primarily been located and how many of these women are double-bunked?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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I am advised that to identify and then collate the location of each person who entered or exited the prison network over the 12-month period requested (and if they were double-bunked at any point) would require substantial collation,…

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Question 496 (2026)

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Tamatha Paul

Member for Wellington Central · Green Party

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    In regard to the 24% increase of incarcerated women between September 2024 - September 2025, was Corrections resourced, staffed, and designed to safely absorb a quarter-increase in women prisoners?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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Corrections has significant experience and expertise when managing projected or actual increases in the prison population. In the past few years, Corrections has worked hard to expand accommodation in response to the growing prison…

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Question 497 (2026)

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Member for Wellington Central · Green Party

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    Relating to the 24% increase of incarcerated women between September 2024 - September 2025, has there been a change in risk tolerance by Corrections, Police or the Courts, and who directed that shift?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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I am advised that Corrections continues to manage each person remanded or sentenced to a term of imprisonment in line with their obligations under the Corrections Act 2004 and the Corrections Regulations 2005. I am further advised that…

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Question 499 (2026)

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Tamatha Paul

Member for Wellington Central · Green Party

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    Does the 24% increase of incarcerated women between September 2024 - September 2025 align with the Department of Corrections obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its stated commitments to reduce Māori incarceration?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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Corrections manages people at the direction of the courts and the New Zealand Parole Board and does not determine who is in prison. However, I am advised that Corrections are committed to their obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi and…

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Question 501 (2026)

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Member for Wellington Central · Green Party

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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?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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

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Question 502 (2026)

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    Relating to the 24% increase of incarcerated women between September 2024 - September 2025, how many of the 163 added prisoners are: - primary caregivers; - pregnant or mothers of young children; and - remanded rather than sentenced?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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I am advised that information on the number of women in prison who are primary caregivers, pregnant or mothers of young children, is not centrally recorded. To provide this information would require officials to undertake substantial…

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Question 503 (2026)

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Tamatha Paul

Member for Wellington Central · Green Party

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    Why has the women’s prison population increased at a faster rate than other cohorts?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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Corrections manages people at the direction of the courts and the New Zealand Parole Board and does not determine who is in prison and who is in the community. However, I am advised that generally the impact of policy changes such as the…

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Tamatha Paul

Member for Wellington Central · Green Party

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    What specific policy, legislative, or operational changes directly contributed to a 24% increase in the women’s prison population in 12 months?

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    Was the 24% increase in the rate of women incarceration between September 2024 - September 2025 anticipated by officials, and if so, where is the advice or modelling that warned of this?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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Corrections manages people at the direction of the courts and the New Zealand Parole Board and does not determine who is in prison. I am advised that the modelling of impacts of policy changes on the prison population is the responsibility…

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Question 511 (2026)

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Duncan Webb

Member for Christchurch Central · Labour Party

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    How many prisoners on parole committed suicide in each year for the past three years (if any)?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Corrections

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I am advised that Corrections is not always notified of the cause of death of a person who is serving a community-based sentence, including parole. Additionally, I am advised that when Corrections is notified of the cause of death, this…