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Introduction and Recent News

Since chartering in 1982, Prison Fellowship New Zealand's work has spread across the nation and currently operates in every correctional facility. This has been made possible by bringing together Christians from a variety of backgrounds to join the prison ministry network. Over 1200 volunteers make weekly church services, evangelization, Bible studies, faith-based prison units, and aftercare available to inmates, their families, and their communities. The work of Prison Fellowship, which is based on the redemptive power and transforming love of Christ. continues to focus on changinglives from the inside out!

Other News

Upon this Rock

When a group of teenagers gathered for a PF New Zealand camping event, it was the rocks they found that taught them the most.

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A Different Culture—A Different Outcome

When Johnny joined PF New Zealand's faith-based unit he was shocked at the difference in culture. Here he had a name instead of a number, and he felt valued not for being tough but for just being himself.

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Encouraging STP Facilitators in New Zealand

Earlier this year, PF New Zealand brought together seventeen facilitators for a Sycamore Tree Project® conference. The event provided an opportunity for discussing issues, sharing experiences and resources, and training. Along with the interaction among the facilitators, the event also featured speakers from PF New Zealand management.

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Where Hardened Criminals Find the Light

The 13 November edition of the Dominion Post featured Prison Fellowship New Zealand's (PFNZ) faith-based prison unit at Rimutaka Prison. One inmate participant, who describes his crime as “minutes of madness,” says “Being here makes us accept what we done was wrong. I think it's harder here than mainstream prison, because the expectations are a lot more.”

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PF New Zealand’s Faith-based Unit

Te Korowa Whakapono — the PF New Zealand faith-based unit that opened in October 2003— seeks to reduce offending of the 60 individuals involved in the programme at any one time. Along with the Operation Jericho aftercare programme, the unit provides a therapeutic and restorative community built on Christian principles and practices to provide effective rehabilitation and reintegration.

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Mailing Address

P.O. Box 40657
Upper Hutt
Wellington, 5140 New Zealand

Affiliate Details

  • Executive Director: Robin Gunston
  • Board Chairperson: Ian Elliott

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