PremiumDerek ChengSenior Writer·NZ Herald·26 May, 2026 10:00 PM7 mins to readBudget 2025 funded Corrections for a set number of prisoners by mid-2026. We’re nearly there - a year early. Video / Herald NOWThe remand prisoner population dropped for three consecutive quarters last year as the total prison population continued to soar.The remand trend then reversed in the first part of this year, with the growth in prisoner population being almost all due to this increase in the number of remand prisoners.
Remand numbers dropped in 2025 as prisoner numbers hit record high – no one knows why
After years of rises, it is something of a mystery to Justice and Corrections officials.
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