Generally, records about the health camp itself are held:
The Ministry of Education should have health camp school records.
Gender and age: Mixed (5-12 age group)
Capacity: 18 beds
Controlling organisation: Government - Department of Education, state controlm
Operational period:
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Digital repository: R25651638, R25651641, R25651646, R25651651 and R25651654
ERO Reports - Te Kainga Whaiora Chldrens Health Camp 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004 and 2007.
Possibly also R25651626, R25651630 & R25651634 Gisborne Health Camp School 1996 & 1997.
Held in Wellington:
See also general Health Camp files below.
NB also: R19967081 Sport - Gisborne area officer - Presbyterian Health Camp - Ohope [n.d.].
MoE Records - ERO: 1996, 1997, 1997, 1998 1 ERO
Management Files: Gisborne Health Camp 1969-1988 1 Hawkes Bay Education Board
Information about Health Camp Schools provided by the Ministry of Education Submission to the Redress Hearing of the Abuse in Care Inquiry by Dr Fiona Inkpen of Stand Children's Services Tū Māia Whānau from September 2020: https://www.abuseincare.org.nz/our-progress/library/v/147/statement-of-stand-childrens-services-tu-maia-whanau-for-state-redress-hearing
Whanaketia - Final Report of the Abuse in Care Inquiry, Part 2 paras 524-527 on health camps: https://www.abuseincare.org.nz/reports/whanaketia/part-2/chapter-10/
Stand Tū Māia page with information on current East Coast Children's Village: https://www.standforchildren.org.nz/east-coast
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