Waikeria uprising: Amnesty International warns against using force
The human rights group is calling on minister to ensure force isn't used to end standoff.
The human rights group is calling on minister to ensure force isn't used to end standoff.
"Never lie. Once you tell a lie, you have lost all credibility," expert says.
Prisoners at the Waikeria Prison have been on the roof since Tuesday.
Corrections says the rioting inmates intend to use makeshift weapons on prison staff.
'We will sit here for as long as it takes, we would die for this cause,' inmate says.
The Māori Party says top-level intervention is needed at Waikeria Prison.
Rioting or protesting? Document ostensibly shows inmate claims about filthy conditions.
The 17 non-compliant prisoners said they would surrender if they could speak to kaumātua.
'We are absolutely hopeful that we can find a resolution to this,' iwi leader says.
Waikeria prisoners and guards have been in a stand-off for nearly 24 hours.
Waikeria Prison is located off State Highway 3, south of Te Awamutu in the Waikato.
They'd earlier dared each other to eat worms, lick spiders and taste plants.
Prisoners locked in cells for 22 hours a day among the issues cited by chief ombudsman.
Notorious killer says suggestion he smuggled contraband in prison is a 'cheap shot'.
William Bell: 'I am not proud of what I did. I committed a horrendous crime.'
Bell is seeking a review of his prison security levels after it was raised last year.
Auckland man admits shooting during parole hearing, but will stay behind bars.
Corrections won't say how the pair were allowed to share a cell.
A groomsman at David Bain's wedding, Paul Tainui was carrying knives in his car.
Serious assault on a Corrections officer at Ngawha Prison is a sign of increased violence.
John Tamihere claims high levels of Māori imprisonment is costing NZ Government dearly.
The Parole Board criticised the decision to stop rehab for a prisoner in lieu of dialysis.
Epiha escaped from Corrections custody on September 11 and is still on the run.
Katrina Epiha, convicted of murder, has been on the run for a week.
Ollie Walker punched a Corrections officer so hard, he was left unable to speak properly.
Police are appealing for sightings of Karina Epiha, who has been on the run.
Former inmate Arthur Taylor says prisoners got getting adequate information on election
Katrina Epiha is dangerous and should not be approached.
Corrections wouldn't explain how Katrina Epiha escaped custody at Middlemore Hospital.
Wide-ranging investigation has been going on at Rimutaka Prison over the past eight weeks.