Generally, records about the health camp itself are held:
The Ministry of Education should have health camp school records.
Stand Tū Māia receives redress claims relating to health camps.
The Ministry of Education receives redress claims relating to health camp schools.
Health camps were managed by the Children's Health Camp Board (independent organisation with own legislative base). Board representatives included the Director-Generals of Health and Education.
Note: the opening date of this health camp is not clear. We've put in c.1950 as there is an Archives NZ record about Maunu dated from 1950 and the Abuse in Care Inquiry Final Report states that a permanent health camp had been established by the 1950s (Whanaketia, part 2 para 526).
Children referred to Health Camps because of behavioural difficulties or conduct disorders, as well as health-related reasons (schools had between 8-10 student intakes a year).
Gender and age: Mixed (5-12 age group)
Capacity: 22 beds
Controlling organisations:
State control
Operational period:
Find out how to request Archives New Zealand records.
Digital repository:
R25644065, R25644071, R25644079 & R25644083 Northland Health Camp School ERO reports 1996, 1998, 2002, 2006.
Held in Wellngton: See General files re Health Camps, below, which may not mention Northland. Also R17420296 Health Camp, Whangarei 1963-1985.
Held in Auckland:
R23252549 & R23252550 Northland Health Camp School [property files] 1989-1995
R22152099 to R22152106 Northland Health Camp School class lists 1946-1953 [no entries from 1951-1953]
R7206522 & R7206523 School Accommodation - Northland Health Camp 1973-1980
R24050917 School Site - Northland Health Camp 1978-1986
R7202987 School Committee District and Fund - Northland Child Health Camp 1967-1985
R7199813 School Accommodation - Northlands Childrens Health Camp 1945-1968
R22703269 Whangarei District - Hospitals - Maunu Health Camp 1974-1981
R25059494 Hospitals Whangarei - King George V Memorial Health Camp Maunu Health Camp 1982-1986
R25052442 Childrens Health Camp sites in Auckland Province 1938-1967;
R23188636 Child Health - Health Camp - Maunu Health Camp 1957-1975;
R23188652 Child Health - Health Camp 1971-1975
R23188679 Child Health - Maunu Health Camp 1964
R23188608 Health Camps - Maunu Health Camp 1953-1961
R21390819, R23190835, R23190862 & R23190791 Child Health - Maunu Health Camp 1953-1975
Also general health camps files in series 19836 and 19860 (search "Health Camps")
R23985332 & R23985333 Special Education - Health Camps - Maunu Health Camp 1960-1983
R24231943 & R24232129 Auckland education inpectors files - Health Camps 1967-1989
R23985326 Special Education - Health Camps - Miscellaneous Correspondence 1927-1988
R23985338 Special Education - Health Camps - Circulars and Pamphlets 1958-1970
R3365062 Northland Hospital Administraton file - Maunu Health Camp 1950-1969;
R7205808 [Auckland Education Board] Administration - Health Camps - Policy 1981-1988
R7205063 Inspectors Reports - Northland Children's Health Camp 1955-1988;
possibly also R21421610 Other Hospitals - King George V Memorial Health Camp 1953-1990
MoE records:
ERO: 1996, 1998 2 ERO
Inspection Reports: Inspectors Reports 1955-1988 1 Auckland Education Board
Meeting Minutes: School Committee 1967-1985 1 Auckland Education Board
Special Education files: SE - Health Camp - Maunu 1960-1983 2 DoE - Auckland
Students: Pupils 1950-1953 4 Auckland 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
Stand Tū Māia website page on current Northern Children's Village
Whanaketia - Final Report of the Abuse in Care Inquiry, Part 2 paras 524-527 on health camps
You must enable JavaScript to submit this form