Oranga Tamariki holds records about Levin Boys' Training Centre from 1955-1965 and about Kohitere Boys' Training Centre from 1961-1990. Oranga Tamariki should also hold personal records on young people who stayed at the institution and whom the Department of Social Welfare had involvement with.Archives NZ (Wellington) holds records about Levin Boys Training Centre from 1964-1980, with Oranga Tamariki as the controlling agency for restricted records. Oranga Tamariki hold no institutional records for/ under Weraroa Boys Training Farm
Gender and age: Male 14-17 age group. It became co-educational in late 1988.Capacity: Circa 1970, 111 bedsCirca 1984, 90 beds plus 12 secure bedsAs at 4/10/1989, 28 bedsControlling organisations: Government, Child Welfare Division, Education Department, Department of Social Welfare.State control.Operational period: 1905- September 1990. Note: this date applies to all 3 (Kohitere Boys Training Centre, Boys Training Centre, and Weraroa Training Farm. Unclear which specific dates apply to which institution. Other information:Originally opened as Weraroa Training Farm in 1905 (Ref' Te Ara) and also known as Levin Boys Training Centre. The junior section of the training centre was sited at Hokio BeachNote: in the 1970s and 1980s, the Department of Social Welfare also ran an outdoor camp, Camp Peek, near Levin which took a group of 16 boys at a time from Kohitere for a six week outdoor recreation programme
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