Green’s Dictionary of Slang

whare n.

[M?ori whare = ‘house’]

(N.Z. prison) an enclosed area in the prison, e.g. a cell or entire wing.

[NZ]D. Looser Boobslang [U. Canterbury D.Phil. thesis] 202/2: whare n. 1 a cell, esp. one designed to accommodate two or more people 2 a wing or unit.