New PPP prison in Auckland

A new public-private partnership (PPP) prison, focused on rehabilitating and reintegrating offenders, will be constructed at Wiri, South Auckland.

The SecureFuture consortium will design, finance, build and operate the 960-bed prison, at a $170 million saving to the taxpayer. Three hundred staff will be employed to operate the prison, while up to 1000 workers could be involved in its construction.

The contract has strong performance incentives based on custodial, rehabilitation and reintegration indicators. This contract will support the Government’s ambition of reducing reoffending by 25 per cent by 2017, and is part of National’s commitment to responsibly manage the Government’s finances.

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