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Hawke's Bay Regional Prison Expansion
Department of Corrections · Hawke's Bay
Expansion of Hawke's Bay Regional Prison at Mangaroa near Hastings. The confirmed phase is two new high-security units adding ~316 beds (design-and-build with Naylor Love signed October 2025, fast-tracked, using a stripped-back 'no-roof' design), taking the prison to ~1,071 beds when operational in early 2027. Corrections is self-funding these units from existing budget and the cost has not been disclosed (~$500m indicative). Further phases have been signalled as part of the national corrections build-out (alongside Waikeria) but are not yet confirmed or funded.
Key facts
- Region
- Hawke's Bay
- Sector
- Other
- Status
- Under Construction
- Estimated value
- $500m
- Indicative completion
- 2027
- Funding status
- Part Funded
- Lead organisation
- Department of Corrections
- Election risk
- Low
Election risk assessment
First 316-bed phase is committed and self-funded; any further phases depend on future budgets and are unconfirmed.
Government priority alignment
HIGH — Aligns with the government's corrections-capacity expansion priority.
Chronology
- 2024Record prison muster renews pressure for additional capacity
- 2025Design-and-build for two 316-bed high-security units signed with Naylor Love (Oct)
- 2027Two new units due operational (early 2027), taking capacity to ~1,071