• One of New Zealand’s oldest and most iconic prisons could become home to a world-class tourism attraction.

During its 160-year history, Mt Eden Prison in Auckland has housed some of New Zealand’s worst criminals and seen dozens of grisly executions.

But it has stood empty since being closed in 2011 after a replacement was completed next door.

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The mothballed Mt Eden Prison is one of the country’s oldest.