Archives NZ holds some records about Te Oranga Reformatory, Girls' Home Burwood, Girls' Training Centre Burwood, and Kingslea, with Oranga Tamariki as the controlling organisation for any restricted records. Oranga Tamariki holds records from Burwood Training Centre/Girls' Home (1968-2000), from Kingslea, and from Te Oranga Care and Protection Residence (from 2005-2011). Oranga Tamariki should also hold records about young people who stayed at this institution and whom DSW/CYF/Oranga Tamariki was involved with.
Gender and age Before 1961: Adolescent Girls 1956 mostly 17-18 years 1961: Girls 14 to 18 years 1966: adolescent girls ranging in age from 13 to 18 years 1971: girls aged 13-17 years 1975/76: girls 13-16 years 1979: 14-17 years 1983: 13-17 1984: Long term training - Girls 13 to 16 years; Girls Home 12 to 16 years 1988: boys and girls (boys moved here from Christchurch Boys' Home when it closed. 1990-current: Mixed 10-17 years Capacity Capacity at 1957 and 1970 not recorded Circa 1984: 75 beds plus 13 secure beds (the latter shared with the Girls Home) As at 1988: 52 beds plus 16 secure beds.Because there were now fewer residents, some of the buildings were leased to other organisations (from Social Welfare Residential Care MSD Report). As at 4/10/1989: 20 beds plus 10 secure beds From 2005 to present (as Te Oranga Care and Protection Residence): 10 beds. By 1994 Kingslea had a secure unit for up to six residents under 17 years who had been sentenced to a term of imprisonment, a 20 bed Youth Justice unit, and seven Care and Protection beds.
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