Oranga Tamariki holds records about Palmerston North Girls' Home. They should also hold personal records on young people who stayed at this institution and who the Department of Social Welfare was involved with.
Gender: female
Capacity: As at circa 1957, 14 beds; circa 1970, 17 beds.
Controlling organisations:
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Some files relating to the administration and building of Palmerston North Girls Home are listed here: https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en/web/arena/search#/?q=palmerston+north+girls+home&source=aims-archive.
Note that this search also returns a few unrelated records.
Information provided by Oranga Tamariki to the Crown Response to the Abuse in Care Inquiry on 14 March 2024
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