Archives NZ holds records about Weymouth and Northern Residential Centre, with Oranga Tamariki as the controlling organisation for restricted records. Oranga Tamariki holds records about Weymouth and Northern Residential Centre. Oranga Tamariki holds records about Whakatakapokai Care and Protection Residence from 2004-2016. Oranga Tamariki should also hold personal records on young people who stayed at this institution and whom Oranga Tamariki was involved with.
This site has served many purposes over the years. The site continues to serve several purposes, with two separate residences (care and protection and youth justice) currently operating on the same site. For now, information about all of the institutions/residences at this site have been included. However, these can be separated out if needed for clarity later. As Weymouth Residential Centre/Girls' Training School: National institution providing long term care for girls.As Northern Residential Centre: 'to provide custodial care for those arrested or on remand; to provide placements as a result of Court recommendation; and to provide Care and Protection placement facilities.' (from MSD Social Welfare Residential Care report)As Whakatakapokai Care and Protection Residence: Care and protection residence for children and young people requiring a residential settingAs Kahui Whetū: Care and protection service, including a secure hub of the Community Residential Services Auckland where children and young people are initially admitted before transitioning to one of the community homes. As Whakatakapokai Youth Justice Residence: Youth Justice Residence Gender and age: Weymouth (1973-1990): Female 13-17 age groupNorthern Residential Centre (1990-c.2003): MixedWhakatakapokai Care and Protection Residence (2006-?): Mixed, aged 10-17Kahui Whetū (?-current): Mixed, aged 10-17Whakatakapokai Youth Justice Residence (April 2021-current: Mixed, generally ages 14-17 Capacity: Weymouth (As at 4/10/1989) 72 beds.Northern Residential Centre (As of July 1990): 20 Youth Justice beds, 8 Care and Protection beds, and a 9 bed secure unit.Whakatakapokai Care and Protection Residence and Kahui Whetū (as of unknown date): 8 bedsWhakatakapokai Youth Justice Residence (as of 2024): 15 bedsControlling organisation: Government Department of Social Welfare; Oranga Tamariki State controlOperational period: As Weymouth: September 1973 - 1990As Northern Residential Centre: 30 July 1990 - circa 2003As Whakatakapokai Care and Protection Residence: 2006-? As Kahui Whetū (? - current)As Whakatakapokai Youth Justice Residence (April 2021 - current)Other information:From the 2022 Children's Commissioner report: Whakatakapokai Youth Justice Residence operates on the same site as the Kaahui Whetuu Care and Protection hub (previously known as Whakatakapokai Care and Protection Residence) however the two cohorts are always kept separate.From the 2022 Children's Commissioner report: Kaahui Whetuu is a care and protection service located in South Auckland. The service is made up of three residential placements:• Kaahui Whetuu ki te Pito • Kaahui Whetuu Ootara • Kaahui Whetuu ki Maangere Kaahui Whetuu ki te Pito, referred to as Kaahui Whetuu henceforth, is a secure hub that is subject to OPCAT requirements. Kaahui Whetuu has capacity for five children and/or young people to reside there. Children and young people are initially admitted to the Community Residential Services Auckland (CRSA) at the Kaahui Whetuu hub before transitioning to one of the community homes. The capacity of each the community homes is also five children and/or young people.From Oranga Tamariki website page on youth justice residence: Care Services continue to be offered from a different facility on the same site.
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