New Zealand Penal Settlement

The New Zealand Penal Settlement was a Federation minimum-security penal colony located in New Zealand on Earth. Despite being minimum-security the settlement held many Maquis and other traitors to the Federation.

In 2369, Tom Paris began an 18-month sentence at the settlement, following his arrest for betraying Starfleet and joining the Maquis. His sentence was cut short when he agreed to help Captain Kathryn Janeway and the USS Voyager locate the Maquis vessel, Val Jean. (VGR episode: "Caretaker").

Following his unsuccessful attempt of a military coup in 2372, Admiral James Leyton was sentenced to serve five-years in the settlement following his actions. In 2374, Captain Benjamin Sisko visited his former captain in the prison. (DS9 novel: Hollow Men).

In 2373, Richard Bashir was sentenced to serve two years in the settlement after it was discovered that he had his son, Julian Bashir, genetically engineered. (DS9 episode: "Doctor Bashir, I Presume?").