: By Rachael Comer – 23/10/2019 Two more Gloriavale families have fled the secluded religious community in the past two weeks, making their way to Timaru to adjust to life outside the West Coast community before they resettle. One of the families, with 12 members, left the community on Friday, staying on the West Coast…
: By: Chris Tobin – 10/10/2019 People who have left the secretive Christian community Gloriavale shed tears of gratitude when they learned of a $10,000 grant being given to a trust to support them. Liz Gregory, support worker and manager of Gloriavale Leavers Support Trust, said the money received from the…
: By Laura Mills – 04/10/2019 (Video can be viewed from article link). The Gloriavale Christian Community is expanding into another large lakefront property on the West Coast. About 600 members live together on rural land the banks of Lake Haupiri, about 60km from Greymouth. The community operates as a charitable…
: By Laura Mills – 04/10/2019 A former Gloriavale member wants to know how the Christian Community keeps its tax-free status, when she claims it is not meeting terms agreed to several years ago with the Charities Commission. In 2015, the national spotlight went on Gloriavale with claims it was registered…