People Against Prisons Aotearoa
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A prison abolitionist organisation committed to building a fairer, safer, and more just Aotearoa.
Corrections are breaking the law everyday by denying prisoners access the bare minimum owed to them under domestic and international law. Failed tough on crime policies are intensifying this problem, the solution to which is to engage in decarceration.
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High Court orders Corrections boss to stop breaking the law
The High Court has issued a rare 'mandamus order' to the Corrections boss: stop breaking the law or risk being held in contempt of court
https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/18/high-court-orders-corrections-boss-to-stop-breaking-the-law/
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Join Block the Ban and Queer Endurance in Defiance's national protests against the government's ban on puberty blockers for trans youth. Let's show the coalition of chaos what we think about their culture war.
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Please go to rallies on Wednesday 17 December at the Wellington District Court from 8:30AM by
@peacewellington.bsky.social
and at the Police Station on 40 Lichfield Street from 5PM by
@peaceactnotautahi.bsky.social
to oppose police sexism, racism and corruption!
www.facebook.com/events/91228...
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Double bunking is unsafe and inhumane. Corrections is failing in its duty to keep people safe because consecutive governments have put savings ahead of people's lives and wellbeing. We need to end double bunking now.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Three double-bunk deaths at Mt Eden prison in a year
An inmate died 10 days after allegedly being assaulted by his cellmate at Mt Eden prison in late November.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/581339/three-double-bunk-deaths-at-mt-eden-prison-in-a-year
15 days ago
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TÄmaki whÄnau, please go to this protest by Block the Ban against the Government's transphobic ban on puberty blockers for trans youth on Sunday 7th December from 10AM at Myers Park. Everyone, including trans youth, deserves access to healthcare.
www.facebook.com/events/11854...
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21 days ago
Please come along to the Old Folks Association at 12PM this Sunday the 7th of December to help sort holiday cards!! Last year we smashed this out in 2 hours so it likely wonāt run for the whole time šŖ Kai and tunes provided, see you there š
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28 days ago
TÄmaki friends & whÄnau, come along to our Holiday Card Drive event on Sunday 30 November from 11am-4pm at Puku at Parnell Train Station. We invite you along to draw, write, or decorate holiday cards to go to people behind bars during this holiday season.
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27 days ago
Our TÄmaki Holiday Card Drive is on from now until 4PM at level 2 of the Mount Eden War Memorial Hall!
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about 2 months ago
TÄmaki Makaurau friends & whÄnau, come along to our Holiday Card Drive event on Saturday 29 November from 12-4pm at the Chamber Room, Mt Eden War Memorial Hall, 489 Dominion Road.
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TÄmaki whÄnau, please go to this protest by Block the Ban against the Government's transphobic ban on puberty blockers for trans youth on Sunday 7th December from 10AM at Myers Park. Everyone, including trans youth, deserves access to healthcare.
www.facebook.com/events/11854...
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We are proud to have signed this open letter calling on Ministers to bin the proposed ban of unhoused whÄnau from the TÄmaki Makaurau city centre and instead to provide stable housing and access to the public services our communities need to thrive.
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about 1 month ago
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WhangÄrei whÄnau, come along to ONEONESIX, 116a Bank Street, WhangÄrei today any time between now and 4PM to help make or write holiday cards for those who have been incarcerated.
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about 2 months ago
Åtepoti friends & whÄnau, come along to our Holiday Card Drive event on Sunday 23 November from 1-4pm at the Fua Lelei Room, Catholic Social Services, 42 Macandrew Bay Road.
www.facebook.com/events/13638...
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about 2 months ago
WhangÄrei friends & whÄnau, come along to our Holiday Card Drive event on Sunday 23 November from 1-4pm at ONEONESIX, 116a Bank Street, WhangÄrei.
www.facebook.com/events/81365...
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about 1 month ago
Kirikiriroa whÄnau, our Holiday Card Drive event is happening today from 1-4pm at the Waimarie: Hamilton East Community House, 53 Wellington Street. Come along to create holiday cards to go to people behind bars during this holiday season, whilst sharing kai & connection.
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about 2 months ago
Kirikiriroa friends & whÄnau, come along to our Holiday Card Drive event on Saturday 22 November from 1-4pm at the Waimarie: Hamilton East Community House, 53 Wellington Street.
www.facebook.com/events/80709...
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WhangÄrei friends & whÄnau, come along to our Holiday Card Drive event on Saturday 22 November from 11am-1pm at WhangÄrei Central Library, 5 Rust Avenue, WhangÄrei.
www.facebook.com/events/12617...
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about 2 months ago
Åtautahi friends & whÄnau, come along to our Holiday Card Drive event on Saturday 22 November from 12-4pm at the Te WÄ, 74 Hawdon Street, Sydenham.
www.facebook.com/events/82962...
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We agree with Harm Reduction Coalition Aotearoa that it's time to scrap the carceral and unjust Misuse of Drugs Act and replace it with legislation that legalises and regulates all drugs through an approach grounded in affirming human rights and harm reduction.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Harm Reduction Coalition calls for radical drug law reform, government says it's not on the cards
Researchers, advocates and those who've struggled with addiction are renewing appeals for a complete overhaul of the 50-year-old Misuse of Drugs Act.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/578578/harm-reduction-coalition-calls-for-radical-drug-law-reform-government-says-it-s-not-on-the-cards
about 1 month ago
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this coming Sunday, Åtepoti!!
@papa.org.nz
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about 1 month ago
PÅneke branch holiday card drive is open - come and visit us until 6pm at level 2 2/57 Willis St
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People Against Prisons Aotearoa invites you to support us in calling on the Department of Corrections to give people in prisons appropriate clothing and hygienic supplies on Sunday 16 November from 1PM outside Auckland Region Womens Corrections Facility.
www.facebook.com/events/68706...
about 2 months ago
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The cops apology to the woman who was trying to hold former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming accountable rings hollow when they're still prosecuting her. These charges must be dropped immediately.
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
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Police stand by decision to continue to prosecute woman at centre of McSkimming scandal
Police apologise to Ms Z but continue with prosecution against her
https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360884518/police-say-they-let-down-mcskimming-complainant-are-still-charging-her-over-emails-another-cop
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The perfect victim narrative spelled out within policing by the recent IPCA report impacts every aspect of policing and justice under our current model. We need transformative justice where the humanity of each and every person is always front and centre.
thespinoff.co.nz/society/13-1...
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Jevon McSkimming and the myth of the perfect victim
'An angry woman is still not held up as somebody to respect in our society.'
https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/13-11-2025/jevon-mcskimming-and-the-myth-of-the-perfect-victim
about 1 month ago
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The cover-up by Police to protect Jevon McSkimming did not happen because of a few bad apples but because the Police are an institution that exists to reproduce patriarchal colonial capitalism in Aotearoa through violence. The only solution is abolition.
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All the systems that failed in the policeās non-systemic failure
The police commissioner says the handling of serious complaints against Jevon McSkimming wasnāt a āsystemic failureā. That doesnāt explain all the systems that failed.
https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/13-11-2025/all-the-systems-that-failed-in-the-polices-non-systemic-failure
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*Submissions are open until Wednesday 26 November for the Redress System for Abuse in State Care Bill.*
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One year ago, the government apologised to survivors of abuse in state care but one year on nothing has changed.
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The massive cover-up of allegations made against former Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming gets right at key contradictions in policing itself. The police exist in order to maintain social order - but that social order is fundamentally unjust.
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The IPCA report into the McSkimming cover-up is out and it is absolutely damning. To protect people from abuses by cops and hold the organisation to account, the Crown must implement the IPCA report's recommendations and improve the IPCA's statutory powers.
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A young woman contacted the police to tell them Jevon McSkimming, a senior cop, had sexually abused her. Instead of investigating any of her claims, the police executive closed ranks to protect McSkimming and had his accuser charged with harassment.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jevon-mcs...
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Police bosses ignored sex complaints against top cop, charged woman for 'revenge' emails instead
Suppressions fall away to reveal the full story of the downfall of a deputy police boss.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jevon-mcskimming-police-ignored-sex-allegations-against-former-top-cop-prosecuted-the-woman-for-revenge-emails-instead/DAWYWAD33FAVNCI3Z6OXTXR3EI/
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We invite you along to draw, write, or decorate holiday cards to go to people behind bars during this holiday season, whilst sharing kai & connection with other wonderful people from the community.
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about 1 month ago
PÅneke friends & whÄnau, come along to our Holiday Card Drive event on Sunday 16 November from 1-6pm at Level 2, 57 Willis Street, Wellington (take the lift up to level 2).
www.facebook.com/events/13459...
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Lisa Woods of
@amnesty.org
Aotearoa is right: the Government's legislation to ban protesting outside government officials homes is an attack on our right to protest and on our democracy. This bill must be binned immediately.
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
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Why this one-woman protest outside the PMās residence could soon be illegal
Itās the PMās official Wellington residence and itās funded by taxpayers but soon it could be a crime to protest outside it. Meet the solo protester who doesnāt think thatās fair.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360878443/one-woman-protest-outside-premier-house-could-soon-be-illegal
about 2 months ago
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People Against Prisons Aotearoa invites you to support us in calling on the Department of Corrections to give people in prisons appropriate clothing and hygienic supplies on Sunday 16 November from 1PM outside Auckland Region Womens Corrections Facility.
www.facebook.com/events/68706...
about 2 months ago
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We rely on the volunteer support from everyday people to get this important mahi done - if you can this year, please consider donating to our Holiday Card Drive fundraiser here:
givealittle.co.nz/cause/send-p...
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Send prisoners some holiday cheer!
Help the Prisoner Correspondence Network send holiday cards to hundreds of prisoners in Aotearoa.
https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/send-prisoners-some-holiday-cheer-2025
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about 2 months ago
We invite you along to draw, write, or decorate holiday cards to go to people behind bars during this holiday season, whilst sharing kai & connection with other wonderful people from the community.
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The Department of Corrections is failing to provide people basic necessities like hygenic bedding, underwear, socks, shoes and thermals. This is a breach of human rights and a failure to care for those in state care. Sign our petition:
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/ge...
about 2 months ago
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We rely on the volunteer support from everyday people to get this important mahi done - if you can this year, please consider donating to our Holiday Card Drive fundraiser here:
givealittle.co.nz/cause/send-p...
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Send prisoners some holiday cheer!
Help the Prisoner Correspondence Network send holiday cards to hundreds of prisoners in Aotearoa.
https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/send-prisoners-some-holiday-cheer-2025
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about 2 months ago
We invite you a to lino-print card making workshop to make cards to send to our incarcerated whanau for the holidays. All materials provided.
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PÅneke friends & whÄnau, come along to our Holiday Card Drive event on Saturday 8 November from 1-4pm at Home Ground HQ, Newtown Park Apartments, 320 Mansfield Street.
www.facebook.com/events/37678...
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We rely on the volunteer support from everyday people to get this important mahi done - if you can this year, please consider donating to our Holiday Card Drive fundraiser here:
givealittle.co.nz/cause/send-p...
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Send prisoners some holiday cheer!
Help the Prisoner Correspondence Network send holiday cards to hundreds of prisoners in Aotearoa.
https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/send-prisoners-some-holiday-cheer-2025
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We invite you along to draw, write, or decorate holiday cards to go to people behind bars during this holiday season, whilst sharing kai & connection with other wonderful people from the community.
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We rely on the volunteer support from everyday people to get this important mahi done - if you can this year, please consider donating to our Holiday Card Drive fundraiser here:
givealittle.co.nz/cause/send-p...
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Send prisoners some holiday cheer!
Help the Prisoner Correspondence Network send holiday cards to hundreds of prisoners in Aotearoa.
https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/send-prisoners-some-holiday-cheer-2025
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We invite you along to draw, write, or decorate holiday cards to go to people behind bars during this holiday season, whilst sharing kai & connection with other wonderful people from the community.
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PÅneke friends & whÄnau, come along to our Holiday Card Drive event on Sunday 16 November from 1-6pm at Level 2, 57 Willis Street, Wellington (take the lift up to level 2).
www.facebook.com/events/13459...
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about 2 months ago
We rely on the volunteer support from everyday people to get this important mahi done - if you can this year, please consider donating to our Holiday Card Drive fundraiser here:
givealittle.co.nz/cause/send-p...
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Send prisoners some holiday cheer!
Help the Prisoner Correspondence Network send holiday cards to hundreds of prisoners in Aotearoa.
https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/send-prisoners-some-holiday-cheer-2025
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We invite you along to draw, write, or decorate holiday cards to go to people behind bars during this holiday season, whilst sharing kai & connection with other wonderful people from the community.
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We rely on the volunteer support from everyday people to get this important mahi done - if you can this year, please consider donating to our Holiday Card Drive fundraiser here:
givealittle.co.nz/cause/send-p...
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Send prisoners some holiday cheer!
Help the Prisoner Correspondence Network send holiday cards to hundreds of prisoners in Aotearoa.
https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/send-prisoners-some-holiday-cheer-2025
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We invite you along to draw, write, or decorate holiday cards to go to people behind bars during this holiday season, whilst sharing kai & connection with other wonderful people from the community.
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We are holding our 9th annual holiday card drive! Weāll be sending holiday cards to hundreds of incarcerated people. We rely on the volunteer support from everyday people to get this important mahi done - if you can this year, please donate to our fundraiser:
givealittle.co.nz/cause/send-p...
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We invite you along to draw, write, or decorate holiday cards to go to people behind bars during this holiday season, whilst sharing kai & connection with other wonderful people from the community.
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