Māori survivor Mr BE said:. “It was during my admission to Epuni [Boys’ Home in Taitoko Levin] that I was introduced to and inducted into gang culture. ... Many of the boys at Epuni, particularly the older boys, were already young gang

At Epuni I was put into secure. I was stripped and put in the shower, then had some type of kerosene substance put in my hair. ... I’ve never gotten over it. Epuni had a culture of violence and the ‘kingpin’ system.

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.

134. Several survivors spoke about instances of organised sexual abuse. One survivor told the Inquiry he had heard of boys from Epuni Boys’ Home being “prostituted out” – driven to a Catholic ... 233] Similarly, Tokelauan and Māori survivor Mr

It was no different to Epuni Boys’ Home and he endured physical violence from staff and other residents. ... 17 Epuni Boys’ Home files, of which four were relevant to the brothers’ case.

Residential School in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Hamilton Boys’ Home, Epuni Boys’ Home in Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai Lower Hutt, and Kohitere Boys’ Training Centre and Hokio Beach School near Taitoko

393. Brian Zygadlo went on to sexually abuse multiple children at Hokio Beach School near Taitoko Levin and has been accused of sexually abusing children at Epuni Boys’ Home in Te ... d. Joe Bartle: transferred from his role as Senior Housemaster,

A former staff member at Epuni Boys’ Home in Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai Lower Hutt acknowledged that staff were far more concerned with same-sex activity between boys in the

Chapter 3: Standards of care were routinely breached Ūpoko 3: I takahia tonu ngā paerewa i roto i ngā pūnaha taurima. 87. Standards of care set the baseline for how the rights of people in care will be protected and how they will be kept safe

61. The routine use of solitary confinement on arrival in some settings, such as Epuni Boys' Home in Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai Lower Hutt, Kingslea Girls’ Home in Ōtautahi Christchurch