There were some serious child abusers working at Epuni when I was there. ... Looking back on my time at Epuni, the only positive was leaving it.

He spent time in several state institutions growing up. These included Hokio, Epuni and Kohitere. ... She entered care at the age of 15 and spent time in both Epuni Boys' Home and Weymouth.

Moncreif-Wright worked at Epuni Boys’ Home at the time Keith was there. ... managers of Epuni Boys’ Home were aware that Moncreif-Wright had sexually abused boys there.

Gangs played a big role at Epuni. People were either Black Power or Mongrel Mob. ... I got no help or support getting back to normal life after Epuni.

460. Over the 1980s the number of these institutions dropped from 26 to four in the main centres (Weymouth, Epuni, Kingslea and Elliot Street). ... These included Kingslea Residential Centre in Ōtautahi Christchurch, Puketai in Ōtepoti Dunedin, Epuni

I didn’t go to school while I was at Epuni, school was only for when "you are good". ... Epuni taught me how to fight and when I went home my behaviour was the same.

555] Māori survivor Mr LT said: “I lost my te reo and my tikanga at Epuni [Boys’ Home] and Kohitere [Boys’ Training Centre].

1092. The Ministry of Social Development received more historic claims for sexual abuse relating to Epuni than any other social welfare residence over the Inquiry period. ... 1470] Analysis of its records shows that some survivors were sexually abused

27. An Epuni Boys’ Home report from 1975 stated that the proportion of Māori / Polynesian residents varied from 50 percent to 70 percent. ... When I was 14 years old, I started stealing food to feed our whānau and I was caught and sent to Epuni

Gangs played a big role at Epuni. People were either Black Power or Mongrel Mob. ... I got no help or support getting back to normal life after Epuni.