Rolleston Prison
Rolleston Prison is a prison in Selwyn District, Canterbury which is located on Runners Road. Rolleston Prison is situated nearby to the prison Te Puna Wai o Tuhinapo Youth Justice Residence, as well as near the evergreen forest Macrocarpa Hedge.- Type: Prison
- Description: prison in Rolleston, near Christchurch, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Rolleston Men’s Prison”
- Address: 28 Runners Road, Burnham, 7677
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rolleston College.
Rolleston College
School
Rolleston College is a co-educational state high school in the town of Rolleston, New Zealand. It is the only secondary school in the town. The school is one of the largest secondary schools in the South Island, with 1,783 students attending as of October 2025. Rolleston College is situated 3½ km east of Rolleston Prison.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rolleston and Burnham Military Camp.
Rolleston
Town
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Rolleston is the seat and largest town in the Selwyn District, in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located on the Canterbury Plains 22 kilometres south-west of Christchurch, and is part of the wider Christchurch metropolitan area. Rolleston is situated 3½ km east of Rolleston Prison.
Burnham Military Camp
Town
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Burnham, also known as Burnham Camp, is the largest army base in New Zealand's South Island. It is located 28 kilometres south of Christchurch on the Canterbury Plains in the Selwyn District, close to the town of Dunsandel. Burnham Military Camp is situated 4 km southwest of Rolleston Prison.
Ellesmere
Locality
Ellesmere is a locality in the Selwyn District of New Zealand. Located south of Rolleston, the locality has given its names to a number of features. Ellesmere ward is a large rural area within Selwyn District; two of Selwyn's ten district councillors are elected in that ward. Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora, Canterbury's largest lake, is located south of Ellesmere. Ellesmere is situated 7 km south of Rolleston Prison.
Rolleston Prison
- Category: government building
- Location: Selwyn District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-43.59998° or 43° 35′ 60″ southLongitude
172.34336° or 172° 20′ 36″ eastInception
1958Operator
Department of CorrectionsOpen location code
4V8JC82V+28OpenStreetMap ID
way 37901111OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=prisonWikidata ID
Q104708377
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Te Puna Wai o Tuhinapo Youth Justice Residence and West Rolleston School Pump Track.
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