Napier Prison

[5] The prison was used as the venue for the filming of the 2006 television show Redemption Hill.

[1] The best-known former prisoner is Roland Edwards, a mass murderer whose spirit is said to haunt the area.

He died on July 15 and paranormal activity is reputedly more prevalent around the anniversary of his death.

[7] Prolific New Zealand-based paranormal research team Haunted Auckland have made a few visits to the prison, conducting detailed overnight investigations, in the hopes of documenting evidence to back up some of the reports.

In 2011, a team from the television series Ghost Hunters International spent four days filming at the prison, which was criticized as "the lowest common denominator of a reality TV show".