Department of Corrections (New Zealand)

Department of Corrections
Ara Poutama Aotearoa
Department overview
Formed1995 (1995)
Preceding Department
  • Department of Justice
JurisdictionNew Zealand
HeadquartersLevel 9, Mayfair House,
44–52 The Terrace,
Wellington 6011
Employees10000+ FTE staff
(30 June 2020)[1]
Annual budgetTotal budget for 2019/20
Decrease$2,171,655,000[2]
Minister responsible
Department executive
  • Jeremy Lightfoot,
    Chief Executive
Websitewww.corrections.govt.nz

The Department of Corrections (Māori: Ara Poutama Aotearoa) is the public service department of New Zealand charged with managing the New Zealand corrections system. This includes the operations of the 18 prisons in New Zealand and services run by Probation. Corrections' role and functions were defined and clarified with the passing of the Corrections Act 2004.[3] In early 2006, Corrections officially adopted the Māori name Ara Poutama Aotearoa.

  1. ^ "FTE employees by department". Workforce data. Public Service Commission. 30 June 2020. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Total Appropriations for Each Vote". Budget 2019. The Treasury.
  3. ^ "Corrections Act 2004". New Zealand Legislation. Parliamentary Counsel Office.