 The prison contains New Zealand's only specialist maximum-security unit, housing some of the most severe criminals in the country.Its old names of 'Paremoremo' and 'Pare' are still well-known and used throughout New Zealand.Auckland Prison includes the medium-security Auckland West division, built in 1981 to relieve crowding at other institutions, particularly at Mount Eden Prison; a minimum security work and pre-release unit called "Te Mahinga"; and a 60-bed special treatment unit for child sex offenders, called "Te Piriti".