Gender and ages: Mixed; children, young people and adultsCapacity: Approx 800 in 1947936 beds in 1969361 patients in 1981Controlled by Counties Manukau DHB and predecessors; State controlA psychiatric hospital in Karaka, south of Auckland. In 2005 a haunted theme park called Spookers was founded on part of the site, which offended some former inmates. Also at this time, another part of the site housed a boys' home (run by Tirohonga Hou Mo Nga Rangatahi Charitable Trust under contract with CYFS - now Oranga Tamariki).Kingseat has a reputation for being haunted.
Video of a mental health nurse talking about their time at Kingseat Hospitalhttps://www.maorinursinghistory.com/new-wave-%E2%80%93-kingseat-hospital
Find out how to request Archives New Zealand records. 4986 Register of voluntary boarders 1933-1969; 4987 Registers of Admission (committed and remand patients) 1932-1966; 5159 Kingseat Official Visitors Book 1932-1965; 5161 Inwards remittance book 1963-1967; 5176 Kingseat contract documents and plans 1966; 5177 Kingseat unregistered records c.1968-1969; 4642 Kingseat Hospital remand patient files 1934-1997; 5131 Kingseat Hospital registers of discharges and transfers 1932-1965; 5132 Kingseat Hospital registers of patients absent on trial (probation registers) 1932-1969; 5135 Kingseat registers of mechanical restraint and seclusion 1937-1969; 5137 Kingseat registers of death 1934-1970; 5139 Kingseat post-mortem registers 1939-1968; 5163 Kingseat first year admission register 1932-1945; 5175 Kingseat multiple number subject files 1928-1980; 5890 Kingseat assorted admission books 1950-1986; 5136 Kingseat registers of discharge, transfer and death 1968-1986; 5892 Kingseat Villa 21 report book 1962; 5891 Kingseat patient property book 1968; 4644 Kingseat Hospital committed patient files 1932-1964; 4643 Kingseat Hospital voluntary boarder files VB1-5373 1933-1969; 5164 Kingseat registers of escapes 1932-1969; 5165 Kingseat day report books 1952-1953; 5166 Kingseat night report books 1953-1953; 5168 Kingseat male reception observation dormitory report books 1969-1973; 5170 Registers of files requested from other Hospitals 1986-1989; 5162 Kingseat Anniversary date admission register 1932-1943; 5893 Kingseat staff & patient work books 1949-1963; 5130 Kingseat and Raventhorpe Hospital staff cards 1953-1976; 4585 Kingseat Hospital duty books 1960-1969; 5169 Registers of Kingseat Files sent to other Hospitals 1969-1973; 5171 Kingseat male reception dormitory admission registers 1969-1974; 5174 Kingseat looseleaf admission book 1982-1984; 5172 Kingseat male reception dormitory admission registers 1969-1974; 5896 Booklet - Kingseat Hospital 50 years 1932-1982
https://www.abuseincare.org.nz/reports/whanaketia/part-4/chapter-4-3
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