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Thursday, 1 July 2021, 2:52 pm
Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu stands behind acting CEO
of Oranga Tamariki Tā Wira Gardiner, wholeheartedly
supporting his bold action to close Te Oranga, the care and
protection facility in Ōtautahi. The vision of Te Oranga
–
to restore health and wellbeing – has been
found sadly lacking in the recent media exposure of
experiences for tamariki living in the facility.
Te
Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu Pouārahi Helen Leahy commends
the decision to close the facility at the centre of the
abuse investigation. “From the moment the news broke, Tā
Wira’s decisive action in standing staff down, bringing in
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The Crown has so far banked more than $3 million selling five sites – Central New Brighton, Freeville, Le Bons Bay, Glenmoor and Greenpark. Another four – Aranui, Wainoni, Burwood and Lyttelton West – are at various stages of a Government disposal process, which could lead to their sale. The Education Ministry has retained eight sites – some for future educational use and others are now home to schools that moved from their old sites.
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The former Wainoni School site has been cleared of its buildings and is going through the Government’s disposal process. Of the five sites already sold, two were purchased by Ngāi Tahu and one by a Ngāi Tahu rūnanga.