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Waikeria Prison

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Capacity

—

Current population

—

Occupancy

—

Year opened

1911

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 21 May 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

male

Opened

1911

Region

Waikato

Security level

Multi-level

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

Site of a December 2020 prisoner riot that destroyed the high-security 'top jail' wing.

Contact & address

275 Waikeria Road, Te Awamutu 3870
+64 7-871 0780
Official site

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

5/100
Low concern5/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
5/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Mass-event keyword in sources (riot / massacre / uprising)

This facility scores 5. The national average across 38 scored New Zealand facilities is 5 — matching the national average.

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Compared to other facilities in New Zealand

37 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 5/100 · peers avg: 5/100 (+0%)

Higher risk than 0% of peer facilities in New Zealand.

Data completeness

54%

How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.

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World Prisons. (2026). Waikeria Prison. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/waikeria-prison
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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-waikeria-prison,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Waikeria Prison},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/waikeria-prison},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}