where is waikeria prison
Next. Waikeria Prison, 16 kilometres south of Te Awamutu in the Waikato, is New Zealandâs second-largest, with space for just over 1,000 minimum-and medium-security prisoners.The facility began in 1911 as a reformatory, and operated as a borstal until 1981.ext. Waikeria Prison, 16 kilometres south of Te Awamutu in the Waikato, is New Zealandâs second-largest, with space for just over 1,000 minimum-and medium-security prisoners.