: By Kaysha Brownlie | Newshub | [Video link available ] An expert witness has calculated that Gloriavale spends just over $20 a week on food for each person. The community’s finances were unravelled at an Employment Court hearing in Christchurch on Friday. Millions of dollars of its income each year…
: By Marine Lourens and Joanne Naish15:05, Sep 30 2022 Five weeks of evidence in the Employment Court regarding life at Gloriavale has pulled back the veil on life at the isolated West Coast community. Some paint a picture of a cult-like society where members are indoctrinated to submit to the…
: By Jean Edwards | RNZ | Gloriavale Christian community received almost $5 million in government money in the 2021 financial year, while its church trust held more than $4m in cash, a court has heard. Financial statements show senior Gloriavale men Faithful Pilgrim, Stephen Standfast and Peter Righteous control the…
: By Jean Edwards | RNZ | Gloriavale’s Overseeing Shepherd Howard Temple is respectful of girls and does not have a reputation for inappropriate behaviour, his granddaughter says. Joanna Courage, 23, has told the Employment Court she feels safe at the West Coast Christian commune and does not get preferential treatment…
: Ryan Boswell | 1 News | Gloriavale’s leader Howard Temple is being defended by his own granddaughter over claims he gave girls unwanted attention. Joanna Courage is giving evidence at the Employment Court, which is considering whether six women were employees or volunteers at the West Coast commune. The court…
: By Jake Kenny | Stuff | A Gloriavale lawyer has apologised for telling a High Court no children worked on farms at the Christian community since 2017, after further evidence came to light. The community sought a High Court injunction forcing Westland Dairy Company to continue collecting milk from its…
: by Jean Edwards | RNZ | Gloriavale’s leaders did not know about sexual abuse at the Christian community, which has become an “entertainment show” for the country’s media, a member says. Mother-of-13 Purity Valor has told an Employment Court hearing Gloriavale was constantly being slandered, leaving members a target for…
: By Niva Chittock | RNZ | The Gloriavale school principal says the Christian community and her way of life are being attacked by those who have chosen to leave. Gloriavale’s leaders began their defence today in Employment Court in Christchurch, where six former members are seeking the ruling they were…
: By Ryan Boswell | 1 News | Gloriavale woman are suffering “immense trauma and hurt” over claims they are brainwashed and ignorant, according to the commune’s school principal. Rachel Steadfast is giving evidence at the Employment Court, which is deciding whether six women who worked at Gloriavale were employees or…
: By Juliet Speedy [Video link available] A senior female member of Gloriavale said life in the sect is much like Māori culture so she can’t understand why her community is constantly attacked when life on a marae is accepted. It was Gloriavale’s turn to fight back in court on Friday…
