The gardens within our prisons – native plant nursery; overseen by Bean, a Vietnam War vet who served in the Royal New Zealand Navy for 12 years.

The gardens within our prisons – native plant nursery; overseen by Bean, a Vietnam War vet who served in the Royal New Zealand Navy for 12 years.

Mei Leng Wong / NZ Gardener07:00, Jul 01 2019Inmates work and study here for qualifications in agriculture, horticulture and apiculture.

First impressions are important, we are always told. Just as well then, that one of the first people I meet in prison is Bill Bean, the 71-year-old Corrections officer who is the horticulture instructor working with high-risk offenders in Te Piriti, the…

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