Mount Eden Prisons consists of two separate facilities in the Auckland, New Zealand suburb of Mount Eden — the Mount Eden Prison and the Mount Eden Corrections Facility.
The old Mt Eden prison exterior.
Exterior view of the old prison.
The Prisons have been the site of several protests. Pictured is a protest which took place in October 2007 over recent police raids.
Mount Eden is a suburb in Auckland, New Zealand whose name honours George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland. It is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of the Central Business District (CBD). Mt Eden Road winds its way around the side of Mount Eden Domain and continues to weave back and forth as it descends into the valley; it runs south from Eden Terrace to Three Kings. Mt Eden village centre is located roughly between Valley Road and Grange Road. The domain is accessible on foot from many of the surrounding streets, and by vehicle from Mt Eden Road. The central focus of the suburb is Maungawhau / Mount Eden, a dormant volcano whose summit is the highest natural point on the Auckland isthmus.
Mount Eden village seen from Maungawhau / Mount Eden
Mount Eden (left, beyond Alexandra Park) from One Tree Hill
Mount Eden Road in the early 1900s
Mount Eden in 2010
