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Gloriavale leaders refuse to apologise to former member
Leaving a cult with Theophila Pratt (Part 1)
Gloriavale Unveiled with Theophila Pratt
Debanking: The New Risk in Finance
Heaven and Hell: The Dark Truth Behind NZ’s Centrepoint & Gloriavale Cults
Daughter of Gloriavale: My Life in a Religious Cult Audiobook by Lilia Tarawa
Gloriavale members showcase art in Greymouth exhibition
Zion & Gloriana’s Story: A Journey from Control to Christ
Gloriavale artists showcase talent in new exhibition
Gloriavale reports $860k deficit, finds new bank after being dumped by BNZ
Gloriavale finds alternative to BNZ
REAPs explore Coast
Pressures tell on Gloriavale finances
Gloriavale Art on Show
Time to scrape away Gloriavale’s pretence of a ‘Christian community’
An atheist on why churches should remain tax-free
Ministry quiet on India Gloriavale
Extract: Unveiled: A Story of Surviving Gloriavale, by Theophila Pratt
Gloriavale
Gloriavale population falls while 100 babies born, census shows
Gloriavale on Waitangi Day
Gloriavale survivor Theophila Pratt talks life on the outside with Paula Bennett – Ask Me Anything
Gloriavale survivor Theophila Pratt shares her story of resilience
How Theophila reclaimed her life after Gloriavale
Gloriavale women trapped in India still under investigation
Young Gloriavale man died in accidental ‘blacking out’, coroner rules
Rose Standtrue’s Statement re Coroners Report On Death Of Gloriavale Man, Sincere Standtrue
Coroner: Gloriavale man Sincere Standtrue’s sudden death result of ‘blacking out game’
Sincere Standtrue inquest: Gloriavale man’s death was result of ‘blacking out’, coroner finds
BNZ v Gloriavale: Contractual discretions to be exercised for a proper purpose
Leaving Gloriavale
The Dark Truth of Gloriavale: A New Zealand Cult
Book Extract: Unveiled
Gloriavale ERO report due
An Arranged Marriage! – Zion and Gloriana’s Gloriavale story
Book details life inside Gloriavale
Former member Theophila reveals what life is really like for women inside Gloriavale
Surviving Gloriavale: Former member Theophila Pratt on life inside closed community
Gloriavale Escapee Answers Questions from Instagram!
Unveiled: Theophila Pratt’s story of surviving Gloriavale
Gloriavale Survivor – Exposing Abuse & Cult in India, Consequences of Leaving
De-banking restrictions back on the table?
Duncan Webb: Labour MP for Christchurch Central
“How Cults Control Women”, Recover From Coercive Control
Debanking in New Zealand: Lessons from Gloriavale
Co-founder of ‘Real Handmaid’s Tale’ cult reveals disgusting reason he decided to quit the community
Forget The Handmaid’s Tale, this real-life Kiwi cult is even creepier
‘Real Handmaid’s tale’ community that forced young girls to watch their parents have sex
Hell on Earth
Escaping Utopia, review: a refreshingly old-fashioned documentary about a disturbing cult
Escaping Utopia review – there’s so much terrible detail about this cult it barely fits into the show
Constraints on the exercise of contractual powers
Life as a teen after leaving Gloriavale
Court of Appeal rules Gloriavale’s challenges to BNZ decision to close its account are not seriously arguable
Gloriavale member sentenced to four years two months in jail for sexual offending against girls
Gloriavale workers packed jars until their hands bled to meet illegal honey order
Gloriavale leader and contractor in court for ‘stupid’ honey fraud
Former members of Gloriavale come to terms with apology
Former Gloriavale members reject apology from leader regarding historic abuse
‘Insincere’: Former Gloriavale member voices disapproval with leader’s apology
Gloriavale leader makes public apology for historic abuse
Gloriavale’s apology for historical abuse labelled ‘pathetic’ by leavers
Gloriavale apologises to survivors for historic abuse in community
Gloriavale leader issues public apology to community’s many victims for historic abuse
Ex-Gloriavale member left feeling sick after leader’s public apology | Stuff.co.nz
Gloriavale’s past, present and future explored in documentary series
Does Gloriavale have a future?
De-banking in the spotlight – Court of Appeal clarifies law related to the exercise of a contractual discretion
MinterEllisonRuddWatts’ Sarah Salmond & Alex Church explain what the recent BNZ v Gloriavale judgment means
Former Gloriavale man dies in suspected suicide at West Coast hotel
Former Gloriavale teenager found dead in suspected suicide at West Coast hotel
Gloriavale CEO says court backing BNZ to close accounts won’t be end of the community
BNZ court ruling against Gloriavale. What do Leavers think?
Debanking made easier
12-year-old suffered significant hearing loss after being hit in the head with grubber at Gloriavale dairy farm, court hears
MPI drops allegations of fraud against Gloriavale honey company after liquidation
Gloriavale’s banking loss: ‘This is a case of consequences for poor behaviour’
Our Handling of Gloriavale is a National Shame
Banks aren’t the moral police
Court gives BNZ greenlight to shut Gloriavale’s bank accounts in move that could end the community
Court of Appeal clears way for BNZ to close Gloriavale’s bank accounts
Gloriavale loses fight to keep banking with BNZ
BNZ To Close All Gloriavale Bank Accounts: Lawyer Calls On Government To Act Now
Court gives BNZ greenlight to shut Gloriavale’s bank accounts
Gloriavale’s existence at risk if bank accounts close, court told
Gloriavale-owned Forest Gold Honey in liquidation owing more than $1m
Forest Gold Honey in liquidation
Court orders Gloriavale leader to pay former members
Gloriavale’s Overseeing Shepherd ordered to pay former members $274,000 in legal costs
Gloriavale Christian Community’s honey operation in liquidation
Gloriavale-Linked Manuka Honey Producer Enters Liquidation
Overseeing shepherd found to be men’s employer in Gloriavale court case
Former Gloriavale members want compensation following court ruling
Gloriavale’s leader was employer of children working there, court rules
New Zealand government’s shameful modern slavery shutdown
New Zealand’s Shameful Modern Slavery Shutdown
Letter: The next abuse apology will be for Gloriavale
Consular officials contact Gloriavale’s Indian community
The case for reading books about animals wearing clothes
Gloriavale ‘slavery’ claim on path to hearing
Abuse in care apology called PR stunt, ‘not genuine’ and ‘tokenistic’ by some survivors
AWLA Open letter to the Government – Gloriavale Christian Community
Gloriavale leader allegedly admits community ‘used forced labour’
‘God bless’ Winnie-the-Pooh: Gloriavale families cautioned against reading fairy tales, ‘feminist propaganda’
Gloriavale’s banned children’s books: Senior leader’s email lays out rules
BNZ’s push to ditch Gloriavale would destroy the religious community, Court of Appeal hears
BBC Picks Up New Zealand Cult Doc ‘Escaping Utopia’
BNZ launches bid to close Gloriavale accounts
From Cult to Hope: Experts and former members to speak in Timaru
Gloriavale children harmed by decades of government inaction – leavers
Sisters donate to MS Craft Fair
Gloriavale leavers condemn government inaction
Escaping Utopia – Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust – Decult
Changing the c-word: Cult survivors on sensationalism and stigma
Escaping Utopia – Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust – Decult
Government, faith-based groups miss Abuse In Care response guideline
Gloriavale escapee Pearl tells: ‘It was normal to be humiliated’
Sect minister who has admitted child sex abuse was allowed to continue home meetings
Govt decision to not advance modern slavery law criticised
Gloriavale man admits charges of indecent assault and acts against eight girls
Gloriavale man admits sexual offending against eight girls
Trust finds his true calling after Gloriavale
Promoting safety and community resilience at Gloriavale
Damien Grant: Ability to participate in commercial life should not depend on public opinion
Teacher who hit children with ruler hopes to return to teaching in Gloriavale
Ex-Gloriavale teacher who smacked children with ruler says she tried to change culture
Sincere Standtrue inquest: Former workmate describes capable but impulsive worker
The Christian Church Community Trust (Gloriavale) v BNZ
Sincere Standtrue inquest: Desperate efforts made to save young Gloriavale man
School under ERO watch
Sincere Standtrue inquest: Gloriavale member says young man ‘miserable’ before death
New Zealand Uncovers Historic Abuse in Church-Run Institutions
Inside NZ’s most Notorious Cults w/ Anke Richter
Sincere Standtrue inquest: ‘Sincere was relatively happy,’ his brother says
Sincere Standtrue inquest: ‘Faith a barrier’ to Gloriavale member taking own life – workmate
Gloriavale inquest: Mother who saw Sincere Standtrue minutes before fatal incident says there were ‘no alarm bells’
Gloriavale: Sincere Standtrue ‘friendly, personable and happy’ before he died
Sincere Standtrue inquest: Gloriavale leader denies seeing outright bullying
Gloriavale teacher jailed for 4 years for 40 years of crimes
Teacher jailed for sex offences
Gloriavale teacher’s brazen sexual offending was never hidden – victim
Ex-Gloriavale teacher jailed for sexual, violent offending
Former Gloriavale teacher jailed for abuse, assault of children
Former Gloriavale teacher sexually or violently abused 20 children
Church institutions still not accountable for abuse — campaigners
Gloriavale’s appeal against women’s Employment Court case will be heard
Why New Zealand must move towards a modern slavery law
Govt still looking into Gloriavale India outpost
Teacher’s sexual and violent offending against students at Gloriavale school revealed
Government liable for Gloriavale redress, leavers group says
Gloriavale focus of abuse report
Abuse in Care inquiry: Immediate action needed to ensure safety of Gloriavale members and children
Immediate action needed at Gloriavale – Abuse in Care Inquiry
Gloriavale Leavers Back in Court in Christchurch Today (Thurs 25 July)
Abuse in Care inquiry final report made public, commissioners call for reform and redress
‘A national disgrace’: What the Abuse in Care report says
Former members file lawsuit against Gloriavale
Born into slavery: Former Gloriavale members launch major multi-billion dollar lawsuit
Former members file multi-million-dollar slavery lawsuit
Woman born into Gloriavale vows to see it shut down
Assault charges denied
Brian Henry: Lawyer on the former Gloriavale members planning to sue the Crown for negligence
Former Gloriavale members prepare to sue Government
Police spend on Gloriavale ticks up
BNZ to challenge Gloriavale over their use of banking services
Gloriavale suffers setback in battle with BNZ to maintain access to banking services
Cults and control: Why do people fall for the tricks of cult recruiters?
Gloriavale leaver comes 2nd in national pie making contest
Gloriavale leaver’s recipe for success wins in pie awards
Rosanna Overcomer, Part 3: Navigating Life & Faith Outside of Gloriavale
Gloriavale leaver discovers new life working at Timaru bakery
Rosanna Overcomer, Part 2: When Distorted Christianity Meets Biblical Truth
New Zealand cults hit the world stage
Cult Chat Wins At 2024 NZ Radio And Podcast Awards
Rosanna Overcomer, Part 1: Childhood & Childbirth Inside Gloriavale
Police consider charging Gloriavale leaders over failing to act over sexual abuse
Gloriavale inquest: Family pays tribute to son, brother in court
Gloriavale inquest: Brother’s outbursts due to way he was controlled – witness
Sincere Standtrue’s Gloriavale inquest: Sister of man who died says leader did not want WorkSafe notified
Gloriavale inquest: Sincere Standtrue was bullied, mocked, shamed, beaten most of his life – sister
Gloriavale inquest: Man often bullied, shamed and isolated before death, sister says
Gloriavale inquest told man may have been a victim of harmful sexual behaviour
Toxicologist tells Gloriavale inquest he could not rule out possibility man was huffing paint
Gloriavale inquest told paint shop workers ‘not adequately protected’
Inquest into death of 20-year-old Gloriavale man opens
Death of Gloriavale’s Sincere Standtrue: Coroner probes man’s sudden death in 2018
Inquest underway into death of Gloriavale member Sincere Standtrue
Gloriavale man accused of multiple violent assaults on boys
Rosie Overcomer, Former Gloriavale Member: “They Tried to Run My Husband Over”
Cult documentary will help provide resources for survivors
Young Gloriavale sex offender a product of his environment
Youth event lined up
10 govt agencies, six ministers watching Gloriavale
Gloriavale appeal allowed
Gloriavale granted leave to appeal employment case
If Gloriavale members are not employees they are slaves, leaver says
Gloriavale granted leave to appeal women’s Employment Case
‘The Truth’ 2×2 religious sect leaders tried for three years to get member to admit guilt – victim
‘The Truth’ 2×2 religious sect confirms police investigation
Inquiry into Gloriavale’s India sect
A Christian Response to Gloriavale: Liz Gregory on Keeping the Faith
Gloriavale’s revenue drops $12m in a year, assets top $46m
Have you forgotten Gloriavale already?
Gloriavale School planning to teach NZ curriculum, employ outsiders after damning report
Gloriavale Christian School warned compliance plan not viable, says Ministry of Education
Time put an end to the cancer of Gloriavale – Shane Te Pou
Gloriavale: Majority surveyed believe it is ‘essentially a cult’
Gloriavale leavers seek court order after ERA says it will hear lost wages claim
Gloriavale payments ‘challenging’
Gloriavale’s bid to bring in foreign workers labelled ‘bizarre and extraordinary’
Gloriavale Visit With The Road To Healing Aotearoa
Hot Picks: Escaping Utopia
Around the motu: Tim Brown in Christchurch
Leavers’ trust planning for Gloriavale ‘ending’
Former Gloriavale residents consider its future
Gloriavale leavers outline hopes for reform or closure of the sect
Gloriavale: Leaders respond to suggestions community should close
‘Bureaucracy’ rejected
Gloriavale: Changes to government response could risk gains – ministers told
Some Christian reflections on Gloriavale
Gloriavale still working with Govt
Gloriavale leaders say changes are happening
Women and children ‘trapped’ in Gloriavale’s Indian community without access to passports
A Gloriavale reunion years on: ‘She looked lifeless’
Authorities investigate allegations Gloriavale women trafficked to India
Govt taken to court over delays in tackling Gloriavale abuse
Ex- Gloriavale couple share their unique love story
Escaping Utopia reveals ‘a whole other level of what the hell’ to Gloriavale
Gloriavale’s commune in India comes to attention of NZ Police
Officials looking into allegations of human trafficking at Gloriavale sister community
New Zealand agencies assessing complaint of human trafficking, alleged rape at Gloriavale’s India commune
Authorities investigating whether women were trafficked from Gloriavale to India
“It certainly doesn’t align with my values”: Labour Leader finds Gloriavale ‘abhorrent’
India’s Gloriavale and the Kiwi women there
Government agencies accused of allowing abuse at Gloriavale to continue
Gloriavale India is in the spotlight with new documentary
Gloriavale: Lawyer files legal action against Govt agencies
Gloriavale acknowledges ‘significant challenges’ as finances tank
Escaping Utopia part 2: ‘She’s not safe here’
Gloriavale Christian sect members developed a distinct accent as a result of isolation, linguist says
India’s Gloriavale and the Kiwi women there
Gloriavale leavers on why they spoke out in new doco series
Gloriavale members stuck in timewarp of 50 years ago
Gloriavale doco shouldn’t be just ‘clickbait entertainment’
Review: Escaping Utopia shines a new light on the true darkness of Gloriavale
Gloriavale’s treatment of woman ‘disturbing’, says former MP after visit to community
Escaping Utopia: TVNZ’s Gloriavale documentary revisits the secretive community – The Front Page
Gloriavale faces ‘death by a thousand cuts’ as investigators circle
Escaping Utopia, gripping, brave and stranger than fiction
Justin Pemberton: Escaping Utopia director explores the inner workings of Gloriavale through interviews with escapees
Escaping Utopia: Gloriavale former member Theophila Pratt on what it’s really like to leave
Leading NZ Lawyer Challenges The “Voyeurs Of New Zealand” As Gloriavale Is Back In The Public Eye Once Again
Escaping Utopia: What it takes to break free from Gloriavale
Gloriavale Doco – Escaping Utopia
Gloriavale Leavers put staff member on Coast
Government agencies’ Gloriavale response not being extended
Less Govt oversight for Gloriavale community
Former MP speaks out after Govt oversight end
Govt agencies no longer required to meet over Gloriavale concerns
‘Devil’ blamed for sex offending
Gloriavale: New testaments from cult survivors
Jonathan Benjamin sentenced to more than 11 years’ jail for sexual offending against Gloriavale children
Gloriavale man sentenced to 11 years for sexual offending
Gloriavale man jailed for abusing nine children over more than three decades
Documentary series Escaping Utopia to reveal how former residents fled Gloriavale
Rosie Overcomer shares her story about growing up in Gloriavale
Gloriavale docuseries to bring to light harrowing tales of escape
Gloriavale ‘expose’ to screen worldwide
TVNZ Screens Worldwide Premiere Of Gloriavale Docuseries, Escaping Utopia
Gloriavale’s surplus declines
Employment law – new Gloriavale case commentary
Cell coverage comes to Gloriavale
School under ministry watch
Gloriavale leader on tight rein
Liz Gregory: General Manager of Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust: On The Landmark Court Case
Gloriavale Leavers Support Trust manager believes others will join group claim for compensation
Former Gloriavale members seeking compensation believed to be in the millions
‘Stealthful’ sex offending
Gloriavale residents found to be employees – again
Gloriavale’s annus horribilis
‘Overseeing shepherd’ is the employer in Gloriavale case
Court finds Gloriavale’s Overseeing Shepherd was employer of former members
Gloriavale ‘Overseeing Shepherd’ is the employer of workers – Employment Court ruling
Court rules Gloriavale’s Overseeing Shepherd is employer
Man damages pink church
Survivor speaks out after sex offender found guilty
Police welcome Gloriavale sex assault case verdicts
Jonathan Benjamin found guilty of historical sexual offences at Gloriavale
Gloriavale sex offences: Greymouth District Court finds 58-year-old man guilty on 11 charges
Gloriavale’s bid to appeal employment ruling largely fails
Gloriavale leaders may still have a chance to fight case
Gloriavale and BNZ – where is the line on the right of accessibility to services?
Gloriavale sex offender says some of it consensual
Gloriavale child sex offender admits he has ‘hurt some people dreadfully’
Major Gloriavale investigation finds 138 potential abuse victims, dozens of suspected offenders
Hundreds of suspected crimes uncovered at Gloriavale
Teenager ‘left in hospital with broken back’ after incident at Gloriavale
Former Gloriavale man allegedly damaged Greymouth’s pink church
Gloriavale charitable status review
Arresting Gloriavale’s leader Howard Temple could ‘destabilise’ community, report claims
Gloriavale sex charges dominate Greymouth court
Gloriavale sex attacker confessed to police after being persuaded by his victim
Gloriavale man’s alleged sex crimes detailed in court
Gloriavale man facing 20 charges, four of rape
Trial for man accused of sexual offending against Gloriavale children gets underway
Christchurch to host Australasia’s first cult awareness conference
Gloriavale man on trial for 20 child sex offences
GLORIAVALE – Noel Smyth & Fergus Grady Interview
‘We’ve been failed’ – Former Gloriavale student angry at lost education opportunities
Gloriavale students made to ‘put on a good show’ for ERO inspectors
Gloriavale school – no need to plan because the Lord’s coming back
Resounding failure for Gloriavale school in latest ERO report
Resounding failure for Gloriavale school in latest ERO report
Man charged with sexual offending at Gloriavale
School seeks outside help
Gloriavale leavers falling into ‘carefully laid trap’ – lawyer
Gloriavale ordered to make its workplaces safer
Concerns Howard Temple could declare bankruptcy, so he doesn’t have to pay Gloriavale employees
Gloriavale school slammed by Education Review Office
Watchdog Report: Gloriavale Christian School Falls Short on Education Quality
Gloriavale school ‘not providing an adequate education’ – ERO
Taking on Gloriavale with Human Rights Lawyer, Stephen Patterson
Community support sought for container conversion project in Timaru
Work Continues Over Gloriavale
Banks not ‘moral arbiters’ – Gloriavale
Gloriavale community takes big banks to the Commerce Commission
Gloriavale case underscores need for modern slavery legislation, says lawyer
Anti-slavery laws much needed in wake of Gloriavale case
What the jury heard during two trials against Gloriavale leader Salem Temple
‘Bloody coward’: Gloriavale man who had sexual offending charges dropped finally named_Stuff
Religious community wins extended injunction in test of BNZ human rights policy
BNZ cannot dump Gloriavale, for now
More education support needed for young Gloriavale leavers
Gloriavale crash: senior leader remains in hospital with punctured lung, internal injuries: NZ Herald
Senior Gloriavale leader seriously injured in West Coast crash: Stuff
Three Gloriavale members injured in car crash on West Coast: Stuff
What is the Government doing to keep the children of Gloriavale safe? | Newshub Nation
Gloriavale man jailed for sexual assaults he told victim were educational: Stuff
Gloriavale man forced girls to strip naked, pose sexually, and beat them with fence pipe: NZ Herald
Gloriavale Slavery Warrants Commission Of Enquiry: NZ First
Carmel Sepuloni says Government’s had no indication Gloriavale children are unsafe
Ex Gloriavale residents sceptical about proposed anti slavery laws: RNZ
Gloriavale to appeal loss in employment case: RNZ
‘Not treating people as humans’: Former Gloriavale women slam leaders’ appeal bid: The Press
Gloriavale seeks to appeal decision ruling women should be treated as employees: Stuff
Gloriavale leader Howard Temple facing indecency charges involving 10 girls: RNZ
Revealed: Gloriavale leader Howard Temple accused of indecently assaulting 10 girls across more than 20 years: NZ Herald
Who is Stephen Standfast, Gloriavale’s next Overseeing Shepherd?: The Press
Women who escaped cult after a decade left to pick up pieces themselves
Inside the Gloriavale Cult: The Deep Podcast [3part]
Lawyer for ex-Gloriavale members says community is run on child labour, slams Government for not intervening: Newshub
‘Where has the Government been?’ Damning interview with Gloriavale Barrister: Newshub Nation
Otira Subway Artwork
Brian Henry with Mike Hosking: Newstalk ZB
Education Review Office reviewing Gloriavale School after Employment Court case: RNZ
Gloriavale employment case: Judge says suggestion women had ‘choice’ largely illusory: RNZ
Lawyer for ‘Gloriavale six’ takes aim at Govt in anger: Newshub
Brian Henry: lawyer for former Gloriavale women says the community programmed these women for slavery from birth
‘They lived in fear’: Lawyer on court ruling that Gloriavale women were employees: RNZ
Gloriavale employment case: ‘It just feels amazing to be acknowledged’: RNZ
‘Treated as slaves’: Former Gloriavale women recognised as employees in Employment Court triumph_Stuff
Former Gloriavale residents were employees, not volunteers, court rules: Newshub
Employment Court Judgement
Gloriavale in court: Leavers win Employment Court case, judge rules women born to work and any choice ‘illusionary’_NZ Herald
Charges laid against senior Gloriavale member amid Police investigation: Newshub
Ex-Gloriavale shepherd sentenced to community detention has spent enough time ‘living in chains’, judge says: Stuff
Former Gloriavale dairy farm manager sentenced to community detention for beating two boys: RNZ
BNZ accused of relying on Wikipedia during attempt to close Gloriavale accounts
Let’s Talk About Sects: Rosanna Overcomer Interview
My Cult Trip to Gloriavale ~ with ANKE RICHTER
Gloriavale man whipped daughter over relationship: NZ Herald
Gloriavale man beat daughter until she fainted over relationship with boy: Stuff
Fresh charges laid against Gloriavale child sexual predator: Stuff
Gloriavale women trapped in ‘misogynist’ community, Employment Court hears: RNZ
Young Gloriavale leaver’s first taste of alcohol lands him in court: Greymouth Star
Employment Court hears closing submissions in ‘precedent-setting’ Gloriavale case: RNZ
Gloriavale leader says former members ‘exaggerated’ their experiences: Stuff
Gloriavale leaders apologise for misleading court over their use of lawyers: Newshub
Gloriavale leaders accused of misleading court: Newshub
Gloriavale accused of misleading plaintiffs in employment case: RNZ
Gloriavale leaders get new lawyer after claiming they couldn’t afford one: 1News
Final witness in Gloriavale court case says employment relationships ‘wouldn’t work’: Newshub
Star of Gloriavale documentary appears at Employment Court: 1News
Gloriavale founder Hopeful Christian had serious failings but still a positive force, court told: RNZ
Gloriavale’s Christian ethos clashes with human rights – senior leader: 1 News
New details on second Gloriavale Christian Community revealed: 1News
Gloriavale’s vast wealth revealed: Newshub
Crown knew details of Gloriavale founder Hopeful Christian’s sex crimes in mid-90s, lawyer tells Employment Court: RNZ
Gloriavale farm manager struck boys with metal fence standard: Timaru Herald
Ex-FLDS Reacts to Gloriavale Christian Community in New Zealand
Another investigation at Gloriavale into forced labour, slavery: 1News
Police investigating claims of forced labour, slavery and servitude, court hears: RNZ
Howard Temple rejects that leaders imposing faith in God through ignorance: RNZ
Gloriavale puts God before marriage, court hears: 1News
Newshub: Gloriavale leader Howard Temple admits he keeps community from outside world
1News: Gloriavale head says criticism, scrutiny of commune ‘deserved’
Gloriavale leader Howard Temple says much criticism of Christian community valid
Timaru Herald: Timaru running club with long history has resurgence
Inside Gloriavale: A community a world apart
Gloriavale: Employment Court chief judge visits West Coast commune
Inside Gloriavale: Judge’s visit offers rare glimpse into life for women inside religious community
Gloriavale: ironing, baking and macaroni cheese for the masses – inside top judge’s tour of secretive Christian community
Gloriavale gives limited tour to judge, lawyers and media
Watch: Chief Employment Court Judge visits Gloriavale | nzherald.co.nz
Gloriavale: Private conversations could be shared with leaders – member
Gloriavale woman details punishment for shoplifting as a child
A Gloriavale woman has denied knowing anything about her father allegedly calling her best friend a “whore”.
Ex-Gloriavale resident storms out of court hearing
Gloriavale: Claims of forced births ‘untrue’, ‘extremely offensive’
Gloriavale: mother v daughter
Gloriavale mother limits contact with daughter, ‘trying to undermine my faith’
Gloriavale witness talks of ‘crushing’ treatment and forgiveness
Court hears claim Māori women have less say than Gloriavale women
Gloriavale ‘can’t afford’ to lose Employment Court battle, member says
Gloriavale could be ‘destroyed’ by employment laws – senior woman
Gloriavale: Details of crimes committed by founder Hopeful Christian made public for first time
Media portrayed Gloriavale members as ‘mindless robots’ – resident
Gloriavale members can’t necessarily exercise right to freedom of religion, Faithful Pilgrim says
Gloriavale resident says granddaughter could’ve asked to be a midwife: 1News
Former Glorivale leader takes stand in Employment Court dispute
Former Gloriavale principal fronts up on endorsing child sex offender: 1News
Gloriavale leavers ‘twisted details’ about the commune, member tells court
Gloriavale advocate asks if witness being ‘bullied’
Employment relationship in ‘direct conflict with our religious beliefs’-Gloriavale member: RNZ
A Gloriavale resident has argued her faith stops her from taking a wage and being given employment rights.
‘I won’t deny we work long hours’ says Gloriavale member under cross-examination
A Gloriavale resident has claimed she’s being discriminated against because she’s a woman, a Christian, and lives at the West Coast commune.
Gloriavale mother-of-7 accuses former members of misleading, exaggerated claims about the commune
I love my life at Gloriavale: Leavers’ claims are nonsense, exaggerated, offensive says life member
Gloriavale member strikes back at ‘slave’ claims as case resumes
Gloriavale Employment Court case resumes ahead of chief judge’s visit to community
‘Gloriavale: New Zealand’s Secret Cult’: Doc On Notorious Religious Group Lands Sales Deal Ahead Of EFM
Gloriavale “Servitude” Case Re-Starts in Employment Court On Monday “We’re here to finish a job.”
Gloriavale site visit planned for Chief Employment Court Judge during next phase of ‘servitude’ trial between leavers and Christian community
Should BNZ be forced to bank Gloriavale?
Former Gloriavale members discovering joy of Christmas
Gloriavale sack lawyers as cost becomes unsustainable
Gloriavale appoints former bank exec as its new chief executive
Gloriavale workers get first monthly pay, and are asked to give the money back to cover expenses, including $100,000-plus legal bills
Misogyny, horrific abuse and ‘free love’ in cults explored in new book
Filmmaker Noel Smyth Lifts The Lid On Gloriavale | Studio 10
Ex Gloriavale member – “It almost seems like what he’s done is maybe not that bad”
Inside New Zealand’s secretive Gloriavale Christian Community
Gloriavale man jailed for child sex offending named after losing appeal
Gloriavale man has sentence reduced for sexual offending against five children
‘People Being Programmed’: Inside New Zealand’s Gloriavale Religious Cult
Surviving and diving into the world of cults as an outsider
Gloriavale man jailed for sexual offending against child loses name suppression
Survivors have the last say on the final day of hearings for the abuse in care Royal Commission of Inquiry
RNZ – Govt agencies failed to protect community from convicted Gloriavale child abuser – former member
From Centrepoint to Gloriavale, why are we still naive about sexually dangerous cults?
Let’s Talk About Sects – Interview Episode: Gloriavale with Noel Smyth & Fergus Grady
RN Drive – The secrets inside Gloriavale
Gloriavale gets clothing made in China to free up women from chores
Gloriavale laid bare before Inquiry
Gloriavale feeling ‘harassed’
Gloriavale’s top leader promises ‘no more abuse’ at the West Coast cult
Head of Gloriavale admits past abuse in religious community
Gloriavale joins other faith-based institutions at Abuse in Care inquiry
Anke Richter: delving into the world of cults and control
Gloriavale wins reprieve
Gloriavale And Dilworth Leaders Among Those To Be Questioned In Upcoming Abuse In Care Public Hearing
High Court rejects Westland Dairy’s claims of big losses from using Gloriavale milk
Gloriavale welcomes judge’s ruling on milk collection
Gloriavale milk row: Christian community’s dairy farms save Westland dairy contract, on condition no child labour used
Westland Dairy ordered to keep collecting milk from Gloriavale farms
1News: Two classes of people in Gloriavale – court hears
Gloriavale spends just over $20 a week per person on food – expert witness
Stuff: Authority, abuse allegations and getting out: What we learned about Gloriavale over the past few weeks
RNZ: Gloriavale received nearly $5 million in government money in 2021, the court heard
RNZ: Gloriavale leader’s granddaughter denies claims of inappropriate behaviour
Gloriavale leader’s granddaughter denies claims of unwanted attention
Gloriavale farm lawyer apologises for ‘inadvertently misleading’ Judge at Westland Dairy injunction hearing
Gloriavale women ‘not downtrodden and subjugated’, member says
Gloriavale women deny claims they are brainwashed and ignorant: 1News
Newshub: Gloriavale member rejects claims women are forced to work, says life in community is like Māori culture
Stuff: Baby in the witness box as Gloriavale mum tells ‘other side of the story’
‘An extortion of the truth’: Witness in defence of Gloriavale gives evidence in court: Newshub
RNZ: Gloriavale employment court case: Father feared for his daughters’ safety in community
Former Gloriavale resident details expulsion from commune
Newshub: Former Glorivale member says daughter with brain damage suffered injuries due to work conditions
1News: Two children limit outside Gloriavale, former resident told
RNZ: Gloriavale leaver given one week off work for the birth of her child
1 News: Former Gloriavale woman recounts being humiliated by leadership
1News: Former Gloriavale couple feels cut off from family after leaving
Former Gloriavale member says she was called a ‘slut’ for choosing her own partner in community
Gloriavale women ‘inferior’ to men and go hungry if not enough food to go around, hearing told
Gloriavale receives millions in government payments, ex-leader tells Employment Court
1News: Court hears secret recording made by former Gloriavale leader
Ex-manager of Gloriavale companies shares details in court
RNZ: Gloriavale Christian School principal hits out at critics
Gloriavale appoints new acting school principal in wake of suspension of former head teacher for misconduct: Stuff
RNZ: Gloriavale school principal claims community ‘targeted’
Stuff – Gloriavale businesses stung by loss of Mānuka honey licence over use of child labour and worker exploitation
RNZ: Gloriavale leaders lied about aunt’s death – former member
Stuff: Gloriavale newlyweds sent to consummate arranged marriage as everyone waits ‘so they can have lunch’
1News – Brutal work conditions inside Gloriavale laid bare in court
Newshub – Former Gloriavale members say they were called ‘too fat’, ‘talentless’ by leaders
RNZ – Sexual harassment of Gloriavale workers a ‘normal’ occurrence, court hears
NZ Herald – Longtime Gloriavale member turns on sect – reveals ‘very disturbing’ treatment of women, ‘prevalent’ sex offending
Stuff – Gloriavale leaders ‘tear apart’ families of those who disagree with their rules, founding member says
RNZ – Court hears of sexual culture at Gloriavale where women, girls blamed and punished
1News – Gloriavale man says discipline with weapons common practice
Newshub – Gloriavale member temporarily left community after leadership’s comment on his dead daughter ‘shook’ him
‘I was so angry I wanted to expose them’: Gloriavale dad’s life turnaround
Longtime Gloriavale member turns on sect – reveals ‘very disturbing’ treatment of women, ‘prevalent’ sex offending
RNZ – Former Gloriavale woman describes culture of bullying, mockery
Stuff – ‘Absolutely abusive’: Gloriavale leaders allegedly verbally attacked ex-member during meeting
1News – Gloriavale residents told ‘they owe their life’ to commune
‘Hopeful Christian was a bully’ – Gloriavale leaver blasts ‘ingrained’ culture of mocking, belittling at Christian community
Former Gloriavale resident describes culture of bullying and mocking inside the community
NZ Herald – Editorial: Gloriavale dissent and defence echoes of The Handmaid’s Tale
RNZ – Former Gloriavale woman: ‘Were they trying to work us to death?’
1News – Gloriavale parents forced to work over caring for sick kids, court hears
Stuff – The story behind the Gloriavale uniform is all about modesty and (saving) money
Newshub – Former Gloriavale resident discusses exhaustion she faced in Christian commune
Stuff – ‘It’s just your body, no big deal’: Gloriavale leaders allegedly told women to not fear what men did to them
Gloriavale businesses stripped of FernMark licences for Moo Chews snacks and Pure Vitality health products
1News – Gloriavale lawyer says ex-resident signed away employment rights
RNZ – Gloriavale leaders thought they were above law – ex-member
Stuff – Gloriavale shepherds use food ‘as a weapon’ and believe they are ‘above the law’, leaver says
NZ Herald – ‘Help us’ – Ex-Gloriavale women call on Kiwis for help as they fight for ‘justice’ in Employment Court
Newshub – Former Gloriavale resident shares experience of growing up in the Christian community
RNZ – Gloriavale leaders thought ‘they were above the law’, former resident says
1News – Gloriavale lawyer says ex-resident signed away employment rights
Newshub: ‘Conditioned and primed’: Former resident shares experience of growing up in Gloriavale
RNZ – Court hears distressing accounts from ex-Gloriavale women
RNZ – Former Gloriavale woman says many girls in community sexually harassed
NZ Herald – Emotional testimony from Gloriavale leaver about life of fear, pressure, sexual abuse
1News – Former Gloriavale resident sheds tears as she gives evidence
Newshub – Former Gloriavale resident alleges sexual abuse, public shaming, being cut off from her family when she left community
NZ Herald – ‘You feel like you always owe them’ – Why Pearl Valor stayed at Gloriavale and the horrors that made her leave
1News – Former Gloriavale resident details alleged workplace abuse
NZ Herald: Gloriavale TV bride speaks about why she left the community
1News – Poor working conditions of Gloriavale women laid bare in court
RNZ: Gloriavale: Father tells court of ‘public shaming’ culture in community
Greymouth Star – Gloriavale Speaks Up
Gloriavale leadership ‘allowed to touch anyone they want’, court hears
Gloriavale’s last stand
RNZ: ‘I worried for her safety’: Gloriavale dad on why he pulled family out of ‘victim shaming, blaming’ commune
NZ Herald – Gloriavale TV series bride woke at 2am to make sure daily work done, details long and arduous days for women at commune
1News – Poor working conditions of Gloriavale women laid bare in court
RNZ – Blaming, shaming Gloriavale girls the norm, court told
RNZ – Court told Gloriavale women skipped meals while working
Newshub – Former Gloriavale resident gives damning assessment of leaders, says he feared for daughter’s safety
1News – Gloriavale leadership ‘allowed to touch anyone they want’, court hears
Newshub – Gloriavale accused of ‘brainwashing’ residents into working in ‘scandalous’ conditions at Employment Court hearing
1News – Gloriavale woman made to work 90 hours a week for no pay
RNZ – Former Gloriavale women take case to Employment Court
NZ Herald – Gloriavale: Women had ‘no choice’ about ‘extremely long’ working hours, claim ‘servitude, slavery and forced labour’ at Christian community
RNZ – ‘The truth is it is dark’ – Gloriavale workers begin Employment Court trial
‘Work or get in trouble’: Gloriavale leaver says 15-hour work days with no breaks normal for girls, women
Laundry, cooking and cleaning for 600 people: Chores or work?
RNZ – Gloriavale set to face employment case alleging ‘slave-like conditions’
RNZ – Gloriavale accused of creating blacklist as ex-members’ legal case looms
Stuff – Gloriavale residents asked to silence ex-members for new Employment Court hearing
Newstalk ZB – Film: Gloriavale and Good Luck to you Leo Grande
NZ Herald – Movie review: Gloriavale
Tova O’Brien – New Gloriavale Documentary – “They’re actually abusing Christianity”
RNZ – New documentary Gloriavale follows groundbreaking legal case launched against community leaders
Stuff – Gloriavale: Enlightening, heartrending doco lifts the veil on ‘NZ’s secret cult’
RNZ – Gloriavale’s secrets and the fight for justice
RNZ – Gloriavale ordered to improve workplace safety standards
RNZ – Sharon Ready & Liz Gregory: standing up to the Gloriavale shepherds
MammaMia – ‘I spent two days inside a cult and I can see why people join them.’
Ashburton gets sneak preview of Gloriavale documentary
Woman’s Day – Life after Gloriavale: ‘Our nightmare is finally over!’
Gloriavale’s school reopens after sudden closure: 1News
1News – Gloriavale doc lifts the lid on secretive Christian community
Gloriavale school hopes students will return to classrooms next week: 1News
Gloriavale plans to reopen school next week after staff shortages forced closure: RNZ
Ministry meets with Gloriavale leadership over school closure: 1News
Gloriavale Christian School temporarily closes due to staffing shortage: Stuff
NZ Herald – Judge tells Gloriavale leaders she will not stand aside from employment case
Gloriavale school closes temporarily pending abuse investigation: 1News
Capsule – Gloriavale Documentary
Employment Court of New Zealand – INTERLOCUTORY JUDGMENT (NO 5) OF CHIEF JUDGE CHRISTINA INGLIS (Application for recusal)
Newshub – The Project – Inside Gloriavale
Inside Gloriavale | The Project NZ
NZ Herald – The Front Page: Inside Gloriavale – The woman fighting for change from within
Newshub – Five films to see at the New Zealand International Film Festival
Stuff – ‘Major employment issues’ at Gloriavale prompted Westland Dairy’s decision to stop collecting its milk
NZ Herald – Gloriavale milk row: No child labour used on farms for at least five years, court hears
Stuff – Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival: Eight great Kiwi films to check out
Flicks: Gloriavale filmmakers shed light on their eye-opening NZIFF doco
The Platform – Noel Smyth on his new documentary film Gloriavale
‘Gloriavale’: Compelling Feature Doc Goes Beyond The Headlines To Lift The Lid On NZ’s Secretive Christian Community
Stuff – Gloriavale woman describes her daughter’s tragic death in new film
Stuff – Countdown’s supply chain policy sparks questions about Westland Dairy Company dealings with Gloriavale Christian Community
Twitter – John Campbell – Will Gloriavale ever change?
Stuff – Blackcurrant business supreme winner at South Canterbury awards
Rural News (REX Today) – David Ready on the ERA ruling about Gloriavale’s breach of labour laws
NZ Herald (from Greymouth Star) – Westland Milk Products resumes collection at Gloriavale after court injunction
Greymouth Star – Milk tankers back at Gloriavale
RNZ – Gloriavale seeks interim injunction over Westland Milk contract
Stuff – Gloriavale seeks injunction forcing Westland Dairy to continue collecting its milk
RNZ – Gloriavale seeks injunction forcing Westland Milk to continue collection
Greymouth Star – Calls for Gloriavale apology to go wider
1News – Govt action needed at Gloriavale to ensure change – leaver
1News – Gloriavale rewriting document that gives husbands control over wives
Leaving Gloriavale – Sunday
1News – Leaving Gloriavale – Divine Consent
Greymouth Star – Milk deal canned
Westland Milk Products suspends collection from Gloriavale dairy farms until the Christian Community “meets the standards and values” of wider New Zealand
Westland to suspend Gloriavale milk collection indefinitely
Rural News – Rendered unworthy!
Rural News – Gloriavale issues apology
Today FM – Hopes review will put groups like Gloriavale on notice
Maori Television – ‘Evil, cannibalistic and demonic’ – Gloriavale’s view of Māori revealed
Son of Gloriavale’s former school principal believes nature of community is tough: Tova O’Brien
RNZ – James Harrison: Former Gloriavale member says he finds it hard to believe Fervent Stedfast has genuine remorse, suspects political expedience
1News – Gloriavale: Calls for more leaders to stand down
Newstalk ZB – Former Gloriavale member: Hard to believe Stedfast has genuine remorse
RNZ – Gloriavale veterans quit roles in wake of multiple scandals
Gloriavale: 2 senior leaders step down from roles: 1 News
Stuff – Two senior Gloriavale leaders stand down amid promise of change
NZ Herald (from Greymouth Star) – Two of Gloriavale’s most senior leaders resign following public apology
RNZ – Liz Gregory: Gloriavale Leavers Support Trust spokesperson says despite the resignation of two senior leaders at Gloriavale, there’s been no real change at the top.
RNZ – Hosea Courage: Gloriavale has never stepped down leaders because of outside opinions ever
Stuff – Former Gloriavale worker scarred by third-degree burn wants businesses closed until safety and pay issues are sorted
Gloriavale leaver reacts to community’s apology over abuse
Stuff – ‘First time I’ve heard them apologise’: Gloriavale leaders say sorry for ‘failing to protect’ members
Sanction of former Gloriavale school principal ‘a little soft’, trust says: RNZ
Newshub – Former Gloriavale residents sceptical over leaders’ ‘unprecedented’ apology about sexual abuse and worker exploitation
Newstalk ZB – NZ Herald Reporter: Current Gloriavale leaders were born there and lack perspective
RNZ / Newshub – Gloriavale leaders apologise over sex abuse and exploitation failures
Gloriavale leaders apologise for sexual abuse, child labour, ‘all offending’
1News – Gloriavale leaders issue apology for failing to ‘protect victims’
Former Gloriavale principal suspended from teaching for hiding assault: RNZ
Gloriavale principal knew of sexual offending but allowed teacher to continue working: Stuff
Gloriavale teacher’s practising certificate suspended for 3 months: 1News
Gloriavale principal kept quiet about teacher’s sexual abuse of 9yo girl: NZ Herald
The Gloriavale Decision
Greymouth Star – Gloriavale ‘preparing for change’
The Wire – Employment Court rules Gloriavale leavers are employees, legal experts weigh in
The Press – Editorial – 25/05/2022 – Commercial Ties Should Be Cut
RNZ – Silver Fern Farms will no longer supply offal to Gloriavale meat plant
RNZ – Jamie Mackay: This will snowball and everyone will end up blacklisting Gloriavale
Rural News – Hopeful Christians
1News – Major meat company ends relationship with Gloriavale
Stuff – Gloriavale factory loses meat company contract, and a worker’s third degree burns spark a WorkSafe investigation
RNZ – Jamie Mackay: This will snowball and everyone will end up blacklisting Gloriavale
Freetipsquickly – Gloriavale working relationships mean children employees
Stuff – Employed from as young as 6 – ruling likely to mean changes at Gloriavale
RNZ – Westland looks to suspend milk collection from Gloriavale operated farms
Stuff – Family desperate for dental care after years of little treatment at Gloriavale
Stuff – Chained to a jo… er recreational activity they absolutely love
NZ Herald – Gloriavale – Zion Pilgrim’s story on leaving the Christian Community
Stuff – Sexual misconduct advocate helps young woman escape Gloriavale for life of freedom
ODT – Agencies in Spotlight in Gloriavale Case
YouTube – BHN – Gloriavale, “New Zealand’s biggest crime scene” with Olivia Wensley
Gloriavale employment court decision raises the question, who is an employee?
RNZ – Ex-Gloriavale member urges govt agencies to enter community
Stuff – Gloriavale could be liable for millions of dollars in unpaid wages
Employment Court Holds Exploitation And Child Labour: A Dark Shadow For Gloriavale
Tova O’Brien – Gloriavale cannot hide behind the iron curtain of religion anymore
Newstalk ZB – John MacDonald: Gloriavale is nothing short of modern-day slavery
Newshub – Lawyer involved in Gloriavale employment case slams Government over lack of intervention into community
Newshub – Charities Services announces investigation into Gloriavale while WorkSafe and Labour Inspectorate to visit
RNZ – WorkSafe inspectors to visit Gloriavale, charities regulator opens investigation after ruling
RNZ: Employment ruling: Ex-Gloriavale member hopes state investigates further
Dr Liz Gordon: Former MP and educational researcher strongly pushes for change in Gloriavale Newstalk ZB
NewstalkZB: Gloriavale Decision Raises Questions About Volunteers
NZ Herald – Former Gloriavale dairy farmer believes he ‘possibly’ beat schoolboy workers
Stuff – Charities Services open new investigation into Gloriavale’s charitable status following Employment Court decision
Newstalk ZB – Gloriavale Leavers Support Trust: Employment Court’s decision sets a precedent for future cases
Tova: Daniel Pilgrim – First-hand account of shocking child exploitation at Gloriavale
RNZ: Ex-members welcome Employment Court ruling over ‘dangerous’ Gloriavale work
RNZ: Gloriavale Leavers Trust manager reacts to court ruling
Newshub: Children working in heavy industry ‘unacceptable practice’ not ‘chore’
Newshub: Former Gloriavale resident ‘ecstatic’ following landmark Employment Court ruling
Newshub – Former Gloriavale members win Employment Court case
NZ Herald – Employment Court rules Gloriavale members were ’employees’ from age 6, undertook ‘laborious, often dangerous’ work – not ‘chores’
Stuff – Children’s work not ‘chores’: Gloriavale leavers win Employment Court case
Stuff – Landmark Gloriavale employment ruling could open door for thousands of dollars in back pay
Stuff – Former Gloriavale man says being in the community was like living in ‘Alcatraz’
NZ Herald – Local Focus: Breaking the silence – real talk
Newshub – WorkSafe issues Gloriavale businesses with nine warnings over safety failures in less than a year
Stuff: Boy who lost three fingers working at a Gloriavale honey company drops case after facing ‘undue pressure’
Unconditional Love – Zion’s Gloriavale story (Extended version)
NZ Herald: Gloriavale community included in faith investigations by Abuse in Care Royal Commission inquiry
1 News – 61 people involved in alleged offending at Gloriavale – police
RNZ – Former members renew bid to have charity status of Gloriavale trust revoked
Stuff: Gloriavale employment case urgent to ensure other females’ safety
NZ Herald – Employment Court grants another group of ex-Gloriavale members urgent hearing
Stuff – Why are children working 70 hours a week at Gloriavale not ‘slaves’?
NZ Herald – Covid at Gloriavale: ‘Significant cluster’ inside closed West Coast religious community
Stuff – Police letter to Gloriavale reveals places where harmful sexual behaviour was rife
Stuff – Gloriavale leader captured on secret recording telling senior member to say he is ‘nothing’ and ‘nobody’
1 News – Gloriavale gets $2m a year in tax credits, court hears
Stuff – Founder’s son fails to give evidence for Gloriavale in Employment Court
Stuff – Gloriavale leaders tried to reduce the workload of ‘single ladies’ preparing meals for 600 people, three times a day
1 News – Gloriavale member tells court wages donated back to trust
1 News – Little weight given to Gloriavale documents waiving workers’ rights
NZ Herald – Gloriavale: ‘Treated like slaves’ – Teenager wants justice for unpaid under-age workers
Stuff – Gloriavale – a community of devoted volunteers or a colony of slaves?
Stuff – Gloriavale leaders reject slavery claims, say members work ‘willingly’ and ‘lovingly’
1 News – Former Gloriavale members want stories heard to drive change
1 News – Senior Gloriavale leader says no one ‘coerced’ to join
Stuff – Dark side of Gloriavale ‘needs to be brought to the light’, long-term resident says
1 News – Former Gloriavale member calls it a ‘brutal control regime’
1 News – Gloriavale lawyer says ‘stark choice’ but members still choose lifestyle
Stuff – Gloriavale kids made to work days without sleep, one chained to steel post, court told
Stuff – Sent to work at age 6, beaten and starved: One boy’s experience of ‘volunteering’ at Gloriavale
Newshub – Former Gloriavale member tells court he was hit, denied food for not working fast enough as a 6yo
1News – Are Gloriavale residents employees or volunteers?
NZ Herald – Workers or volunteers? Gloriavale leavers take employment fight to cour
Stuff – Subjects of Gloriavale documentaries leave religious community
Stuff – Call for driving tests to be an essential service
RNZ Checkpoint – Gloriavale escapees among unvaccinated denied driving tests
NZ Stuff on TikTok – How Gloriavale started: Part 1
RNZ – Covid-19: Vaccination rates in area that is home to Gloriavale community improves
YouTube – Illuminaughty: The New Zealand Cult That Preyed on Children: Gloriavale | Prism of the Past
Stolen Childhoods: Sex offender says admitting crimes was just the start of his rehab
Gloriavale teacher convicted of assaulting children hopes to teach again: Stuff
Gloriavale teacher pleads guilty to assaulting children: Stuff
Covid 19 Delta outbreak: Gloriavale teachers get vaccine shots: NZ Herald
Stuff – Covid-19: Gloriavale’s area shows biggest jump in vaccination rates in the country
Gloriavale teachers and midwives get first dose of Covid-19 vaccine:
Stuff – West Coast’s Covid-19 vaccination rate still lowest in South Island despite campaign
ODT – Get vaccinated, Gloriavale community told
RNZ – Special zone for Gloriavale on the cards
Newstalk ZB – Churches in difficult position if vaccine exemption requests denied
Gloriavale Christian community faces education conundrum over anti-vaccine stance: NZ Herald
‘The Lord is helping me’: Gloriavale teacher facing assault charges declines having lawyer: Stuff
Stuff – Gloriavale area’s vaccination rates among lowest in South Island
New Zealand’s Gloriavale Christian Commune in Tamil Nadu
Stuff – Gloriavale leaders give community members option to have Covid-19 vaccine
NZ Herald – West Coast community coming to aid of former Gloriavale family after fire
Stuff – ‘Inundated with kindness and clothing’ for Gloriavale leavers
Stuff – Former Gloriavale family loses everything in house fire
Stuff – Scale of harmful sexual behaviour at Gloriavale revealed as man escapes conviction
Young Gloriavale leavers face another hurdle – in education: Stuff
Gloriavale teacher on child assault charges declines legal representation: Stuff
ODT – Gloriavale unlikely to support vaccination
Gloriavale teacher allegedly assaulted four children aged 9 to 11: Stuff
Stuff – Investigation reveals former Gloriavale members were pressured to sign legal documents
Police, Oranga Tamariki and Ministry of Education investigating Gloriavale School: Stuff
Gloriavale School focus of police investigation into Christian community: NZ Herald
Gloriavale not safe for children, Leavers’ Trust says: 1News
TVNZ 1 News – Claims Gloriavale members forced to sign documents waiving legal advice
Newshub – Gloriavale leaders allowed abuse to flourish as former resident admits sexual offences against children – Leavers’ Support Trust
Former Gloriavale man admits some sexual offending against children
TVNZ 1 News – Former Gloriavale man pleads guilty to sex offending against children
TVNZ 1 News – Former Gloriavale members consider court action
NZ Herald – Labour Inspectorate rules Gloriavale members cannot be considered employees
TVNZ 1 News – Investigation into Gloriavale working conditions dropped
Newshub – Claims of exploitation at Gloriavale go unheard as MBIE says it’s out of their jurisdiction
Stuff – Disappointment at Labour Inspectorate ruling that Gloriavale’s volunteer workforce are not employees
Stuff – Former Gloriavale man charged with sexual offending against 10 people
RNZ – Leaving Gloriavale
TVNZ 1 News – Gloriavale Leavers Support Trust pleads for public’s help for those leaving commune
Stuff – Urgent appeal to help more families leaving Gloriavale
TVNZ 1 News – Running of Gloriavale to be reviewed by Public Trust for next 18 months
NZ Herald – Gloriavale court action brought by ex-member John Ready reaches settlement
Stuff – Gloriavale company director says policing payment of honey factory workers is not his responsibility
NZ Herald – A Moment In Crime: Gloriavale – smocks, secrecy and sex offenders
Stuff – Gloriavale leavers ‘incensed’ by leaders’ claims about freedoms at religious community
TVNZ 1 News – Statement of claim made public for first time as civil case taken against Gloriavale
RNZ / Newshub – Former Gloriavale members push for community’s leaders to be removed and replaced
RNZ – Gloriavale documents give insight into community life
Stuff – The court battle between Gloriavale leavers and leaders revealed
NZ Herald – Gloriavale: Leadership denies breaching its duties to members, reveals remarkable insights into community
Stuff – YouTuber’s weekend in Gloriavale surpassed his ‘wildest imagination’
Stuff – Former Gloriavale man pleads guilty to indecent assault of boys
Stuff – 2002: A visit to Gloriavale
RNZ – Gloriavale investigation interviews conclude, but ‘further enquiries to come’
RNZ – Oranga Tamariki and police presence at Gloriavale welcomed
Stuff – What now for Gloriavale Christian Community’s $41m business empire?
Stuff – Moo Chews ditches Gloriavale factory and seeks new manufacturer
Stuff – Products made at Gloriavale keep their FernMark export licences for now
Stuff – Gloriavale leaver denies sexually abusing children
Grey Star – Gloriavale report awaited
Newshub – Family leaves Gloriavale after being made to feel like ‘troublemakers’ for reporting attempted molestation of their sons
TVNZ 1 News – Former Gloriavale leader doubts unfettered investigation will spark change
TVNZ 1 News – Police have investigated physical and sexual abuse allegations at Gloriavale 17 times
Stuff – Moo Chews kids’ snack pulled after link with Gloriavale revealed
Stuff – Gloriavale: The daily life, the dark side and uncertain future explained
Stuff – Lawyers heading south for Gloriavale, the Christian community already under double-investigation
Stuff – Gloriavale trust’s assets and profits up on last year
Janja Lalich: how normal people end up in cults like NXIVM
NZ Herald (Premium) – Connie’s story: Gloriavale leaver who reported father to police opens home to him
Gloriavale mum of 13 Sharon Ready makes new life as teacher in Greymouth after 50 years: NZ Herald
Stuff – Trio charged as investigation into alleged child abuse at Gloriavale continues
Stuff – Lawyer says legal proceedings seek to change culture that ‘breeds sexual predators’ at Gloriavale
ODT – Former Gloriavale member launches civil court action against leadership trust
Stuff – ‘It could have killed me’: Gloriavale leaver struck by tree branch is struggling to support large family
NZ Herald (Premium) – Former Gloriavale Member: ‘Sex was talked about at every meal’
Teaching Council investigates former Gloriavale school principal: RNZ
Gloriavale school not a ‘physically and emotionally safe place’ for students: Stuff
Gloriavale principal stood down, investigation into claims he failed to keep children safe from abuse: NZ Herald
NZ Herald – Former Gloriavale member Peter Faithful found after going missing for a week
NZ Teaching Council investigating Gloriavale principal over concerns he failed to ensure safety of children: Stuff
Gloriavale principal didn’t remove teacher despite sexual offending claims, NZ Teaching Council investigating: Newshub
Stuff – Concerns mount for ex-Gloriavale man missing since Saturday
Stuff – Gloriavale accused of exploiting workers; MBIE says it can’t intervene
Stuff – Serious incidents at Gloriavale reported to WorkSafe; no action taken
Stuff – Current and former Gloriavale members asked to contact court-appointed lawyers
More FM – Lana has a fascinating chat with an ex-Gloriavale member
Stuff – The fine line between a genuine volunteer and exploitation

Monday Night Live – Unmasking the Gloriavale Cult – Liz Gregory
Brendan Malone – Monday Night Live – 12/10/2020 Join me for my conversation with Liz Gregory, Manager of the Gloriavale Leavers Support Trust. We’ll be talking about the hardships endured by those living inside the Gloriavale commune, why she considers it to be a cult, and what she and herRNZ – Gloriavale Leavers Support Trust want urgent action from govt
Chris Lynch Media – Ex-Gloriavale members to hold protest outside James Hay Theatre
RNZ – Gloriavale leavers petition government, plan to protest
Stuff – Gloriavale leavers launch petition and protests to get Government inquiry
RNZ – ‘These people are voiceless, we’re here to be a voice’ – ex-Gloriavale member urges inquiry
NZ Herald – Election 2020: Ex-Gloriavale residents to protest outside leaders’ debate
TVNZ 1 News – Former Gloriavale members want larger inquiry into sexual abuse allegations
TVNZ 1 News – Former Gloriavale residents describe exhausting work conditions
Stuff – Second senior member leaves secretive sect Gloriavale over management concerns
NZ Herald – Gloriavale: WorkSafe tells controversial Christian community to make workplace changes
Stuff – No action to be taken against Gloriavale by Labour Inspectorate as workers deemed volunteers
Newshub – Andrew Little orders major review into Gloriavale practices after seeing critical 2017 report
Stuff – WorkSafe and Labour Inspectorate visit Gloriavale over illegal work claims
Newshub – Police, WorkSafe, Labour Inspectorate visit Gloriavale after allegations of controlling behaviour, worker exploitation
Newshub – Gloriavale accused of targeting members who spoke out against controlling leadership
Newshub – Top lawyer compares Gloriavale’s leadership to Islamic State
Newshub – Worksafe inspectors look into Gloriavale over current members’ claims of punishing work hours
WorkSafe inspectors heading to Gloriavale after claims of 20-hour work days
Gloriavale leavers tell their story in Tauranga
Current Gloriavale members sneak out to openly criticise leaders
The AM Show with Duncan Garner talking about the legal proceedings that John Ready is taking against Gloriavale.
