Gender: Mixed
Age groups: Around. 1969: 5-18 1974, 1976-8: up to 16 1979, 1984 & 1986: school age
Capacity: 1968: 10 children c. 1969: 8 beds 1974 & 1976: 10 1977: 18 1978-9: 8 1984 & 1986: 7 1986 average occupancy: 5
Registered around 1967
In August 1967 the Barrington Street Family Home opened as an adjunct to South Island Methodist Children’s Home, Harewood Road, Christchurch.
Barrington Street Home Masters and Matrons: 1967 Mr E J Overton and Mrs Overton 1971 Mr L G Reed and Mrs Reed 1973 Mr R Brown and Mrs Brown 1975 Mr L B Christian and Mrs Christian
Controlling organisation: South Island Methodist Children's Home Board 1978: Christchurch Methodist Central Mission Third-party provider to State, faith-based
Directory of residential facilities for disturbed children in new zealand', Department of Social Welfare, 1979. https://natlib.govt.nz/records/40422924
31 September 2020 Affidavit of Anita Ngaire Easton for Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children to the Abuse in Care Inquiry
Methodist Church of New Zealand Archives. Fact Sheet: Methodist Children's Homes in New Zealand (2021)
Information provided by the Methodist Church Archives NZ to the Crown Response Unit on 22 May 2024
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