We are listening to and understanding the needs of the people that we serve. Lower North are creating meaningful change and opportunity for growth across our region by paving the way in introducing the Māori Pathways Programme into our prisons. This is an initiative that has been co-designed alongside whānau, hapū and iwi Māori to better support the prisoners by using kaupapa Māori and whānau-centric approaches to make change a reality for prisoners and their whānau beyond the wire.

We are creating workplace environments that reflect our values – where people can connect and trust in the relationships they build with their colleagues and managers and where everyone feels they belong, and where everyone knows the special part they play within Ara Poutama Aotearoa in the communities that we serve.

We are focused on upskilling our kaimahi in their career development by creating opportunities for progression so that all kaimahi feel valued and appreciated in the mahi that they do in impacting the lives of all the people we work with.

A career inside in our custodial environment means working face-to-face with people who have offended. As a custodial staff member it’s your role to ensure safety and improve the oranga of prisoners’ while they are with us.

Working in an interdisciplinary team of health practitioners, we provide a range of health and well-being screening, assessments and treatments for people inside prison and out in the community.