: NZ Herald – 29/09/2021 [Video can be viewed in article link] Funds raised for a former Gloriavale family who lost everything in a house fire will be used to set them up in a new home. The family of eight was staying at a farmhouse at Inchbonnie, near Lake Brunner…
: By Esther Ashby-Coventry – Stuff – 28/09/2021 The “amazing’’ generosity of community members has left one South Canterbury charity inundated with donations which they will sell off to raise more money. The Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust will hold a clothing sale for the public on Tuesday and Thursday with proceeds…
: By Joanne Naish – Stuff – 28/09/2021 A former Gloriavale family who had left the isolated Christian community just a few months ago, has lost all their possessions in a house fire. The family of eight escaped unharmed, but the house was completely destroyed after it was hit by lightning…
: By Joanne Naish and Amber Allott – Stuff – 17/09/2021 Court documents have revealed more than 60 young people have been involved in harmful sexual behaviour at the Gloriavale Christian Community, as a former member avoided conviction in court. A police inquiry into allegations of child sexual abuse at the…
: By Esther Ashby-Coventry – Stuff – 17/09/2021 Some schools are being provided with extra Ministry of Education support to resettle former Gloriavale students into their new classes. Timaru-based Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust manager Liz Gregory said she was familiar with the difficulties of children, who have left the religious West…
: By Joanne Naish | Stuff | A Gloriavale teacher accused of assaulting four children aged between 9 and 11 has not yet pleaded to the charges. Vigilant Standtrue, 39, appeared in the Greymouth District Court on Wednesday on seven charges of assaulting children. Judge Gerard Lynch asked Standtrue if he…