Minimum to high security women
Arohata Prison
Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand
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Overview
Arohata Prison is a prison in Tawa, Wellington. The operator is Ara Poutama Aotearoa (Department of Corrections).
Facility details
- Status
- Open
- Facility type
- Prison
- Security classification
- Minimum to high security women
- Jurisdiction
- Ara Poutama Aotearoa (Department of Corrections)
- Level
- National
- Operator
- Ara Poutama Aotearoa (Department of Corrections)
- Operator type
- Public
- Address
- 1 Main Rd, Tawa, Wellington 5028
- Opened
- 1944
Official source
The details above were checked against the official sources below on 2026-10-16. For visiting, contact and current arrangements, use the operator’s official information.
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