How do I request records from health camps?

Your records might not be held at one place

Records about health camps might be held by Stand Tū Māia, the Ministry of Education and / or the Ministry of Health.

Oranga Tamariki may also have records if a social worker referred the child to a health camp. Learn how to request records from Oranga Tamariki.

We recommend contacting Stand Tū Māia first if you are unsure.

Or you can use our online records request form. This form lets you request records from more than one organisation at a time. 

How to request records from Stand Tū Māia

To request a copy of your records from Stand Tū Maia:

• email: administrator@standforchildren.org.nz
• phone: 04 472 0101
• write to them at: PO Box 12547, Wellington 6144.

It can assist Stand Tū Māia to find your records if you can tell them the name of the health camp and when you were at the camp. Find your health camp.

How will Stand Tū Māia complete my request?

Stand Tū Māia need to respond to you within 20 working days under the Privacy Act. If it will take them longer, they must tell you why.

If they find records about you, they will ask you for proof of your identity and may make redactions before giving you access to them.

• Redaction is when information is removed or hidden before you can access it – for example, to protect someone else’s privacy. Learn more about redactions.

The Ministry of Education has some health camp school records

Most health camps had a school attached to them, so that children staying at the camp could continue their education.

Health camp schools were managed by Ministry of Education until 2011. The Ministry of Education will hold most school records from before 2011.  

After 2012 Stand Tū Māia started managing the health camp schools and will hold all health camp school records from 2012.

Learn how to request records from the Ministry of Education.

Archives NZ might hold health camp records on behalf of the Ministry of Health

There are some health camp records held at Archives NZ on behalf of the Ministry of Health, who inherited responsibility for these records from the Children’s Health Camp Committees and District Committees.  

To request records about you at the health camp, contact Archives NZ. If the records are restricted (for example, because they contain personal information), contact the Ministry of Healthopen_in_new for permission to access the records.

If Archives NZ finds records about you, they may ask you for proof of your identity and the Ministry of Health may make redactions before giving you access to them.  

Learn about redactions.