Oranga Tamariki holds records about: - 'Epuni Boys' Home' or 'Epuni Residential Centre' from 1963-2003. - 'Epuni Care and Protection Residence' from 2003-2015. Archives NZ (Wellington) also holds records about Epuni, particularly from 1954-1974, with Oranga Tamariki as the controlling agency for restricted records.
Opened as Lower Hutt Boys' Home in 1956 Currently operating as Epuni Care and Protection Residence Gender: Until 1990: Male 12-16 years of age, From 1990 onwards: Mixed aged 10-17 Capacity: As at 1959, 40 beds. Around 1970, 46 beds plus 4 secure beds Around 1984, 42 beds plus 4 secure beds As at 4/10/1989, 15 beds As at 2020: capacity for 10 children and young people (20 beds across two units, but only 10 children and young people stay there at a time) Controlling organisation: Government Education Department 1972, Department of Social Welfare 1972-1981, Oranga Tamariki; State control A former inmate wrote a book 'Little criminals' about the experiences of residents and staff at the home (published 2011), which inspired a documentary of the same name in 2015.
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