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File image. Photo: RNZ / Patrice Allen The man, who has anonymity and was referred to as Mr U at today s hearing, was sent to the Moerangi Treks camp while in welfare care. He said he was randomly punched in the head and verbally abused by some staff members. After trying to run away he would be made to play what was called crash in the bush , which involved being chased by up to 20 other boys and badly beaten by them when caught, he said. He was also knocked unconscious. I was cutting firewood, I was hit over the back of the head. I was knocked unconscious and when I woke up I was in a little cabin with a tarp over me. ....
Abuse in Care inquiry: Witness details assaults at Moerangi Treks boot camp 11 May, 2021 03:54 AM 4 minutes to read By Andrew McRae of RNZ A boy of 14 sent to a bootcamp in Te Urewera in 1995 has told the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care he was violently assaulted there several times. The man, who has anonymity and was referred to as Mr U at today s hearing, was sent to the Moerangi Treks camp while in welfare care. He said he was randomly punched in the head and verbally abused by some staff members. Advertisement He was also knocked unconscious. I was cutting firewood, I was hit over the back of the head. I was knocked unconscious and when I woke up I was in a little cabin with a tarp over me. ....
Analysis - What did these places look like - the endless corridors, the sloppy food? This week, more than 30 years on, some welcome specifics may appear in the public record, David Cohen writes. ....
Photo: RNZ / Patrice Allen The investigation by the Royal Commission will examine abuse and neglect of children and young people in residences run by the state, and by independent organisations on behalf of the state. This includes boys and girls social welfare and family homes, and institutions that provided combined care and protection and youth justice care. The hearing will hear from survivors of Kohitere Boy s Training Centre, Hokio Beach School, Epuni Boys Home, Ōwairaka Boys Home, Bollard Girls Home, Whakapakiri Youth Trust (Great Barrier Island), Kingslea Girls Homes, Moerangi Treks, and also Family Homes throughout New Zealand. Sixteen witnesses will give evidence to the Royal Commission on their experiences while in care between 1950 and 1999. ....