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Government agencies accused of allowing abuse at Gloriavale to continue

March 27, 2024: | RNZ | Jean Edwards | Four government agencies are being accused of knowingly allowing…

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Gloriavale India is in the spotlight with new documentary

March 27, 2024: | NZ Herald | Emma Gleason | In a covert visit captured by Escaping Utopia, two former…

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Gloriavale: Lawyer files legal action against Govt agencies

March 26, 2024: | 1News | Ryan Boswell | A lawyer representing Gloriavale leavers’ is taking legal action…

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Gloriavale acknowledges ‘significant challenges’ as finances tank

March 26, 2024: | NZ Herald | Matt Nippert | Controversial West Coast religious community Gloriavale has seen income slump…

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Escaping Utopia part 2: ‘She’s not safe here’

March 26, 2024: | Stuff | Amberleigh Jack | RECAP: Before opening credits even begin to roll, part two…

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Gloriavale Christian sect members developed a distinct accent as a result of isolation, linguist says

March 26, 2024: | NZ Herald | Lincoln Tan | Living in isolation in a closeted community has…

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India’s Gloriavale and the Kiwi women there

March 26, 2024: | RNZ| The Detail| The Gloriavale offshoot in India is home to Kiwi women and…

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Gloriavale leavers on why they spoke out in new doco series

March 25, 2024: | 1 News Reporters | YouTube Link A group of Gloriavale leavers have explained why…

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Gloriavale members stuck in timewarp of 50 years ago

March 25, 2024: | RNZ | First Up The director of a three-part Gloriavale documentary says members of…

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Gloriavale doco shouldn’t be just ‘clickbait entertainment’

March 25, 2024: | 1 News | Ryan Boswell | The psychological, physical, and emotional abuse at Gloriavale…

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Review: Escaping Utopia shines a new light on the true darkness of Gloriavale

March 25, 2024: | The Spinoff | Tara Ward | TVNZ’s new documentary series about leaving the West…

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Gloriavale’s treatment of woman ‘disturbing’, says former MP after visit to community

March 25, 2024: | NZ Herald | Rachel Maher | Former MP Catherine Delahunty has revealed her brush…

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Escaping Utopia: TVNZ’s Gloriavale documentary revisits the secretive community – The Front Page

March 25, 2024: | NZ Herald | A new documentary has revisited the origins of the Gloriavale Christian…

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Gloriavale faces ‘death by a thousand cuts’ as investigators circle

March 24, 2024: | The Press | Joanne Naish | Hundreds of people have fled Gloriavale in recent…

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Escaping Utopia, gripping, brave and stranger than fiction

March 24, 2024: | Stuff | Amberleigh Jack | RECAP: It’s all too easy to look at any situation…

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Justin Pemberton: Escaping Utopia director explores the inner workings of Gloriavale through interviews with escapees

March 24, 2024: | Newstalk ZB |The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin Description The insular Greymouth community of…

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Escaping Utopia: Gloriavale former member Theophila Pratt on what it’s really like to leave

March 24, 2024: | NZ Herald | Emma Gleason | What’s it like to leave Gloriavale? A new…

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Leading NZ Lawyer Challenges The “Voyeurs Of New Zealand” As Gloriavale Is Back In The Public Eye Once Again

March 24, 2024: | Scoop |Press Release |Dennis Gates Voyeurs of New Zealand, your next Gloriavale fix is…

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Escaping Utopia: What it takes to break free from Gloriavale

March 23, 2024: | RNZ | Saturday Morning | Around 600 people (including around 350 children) currently live…

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Gloriavale Doco – Escaping Utopia

March 22, 2024: | More FM | The Breakfast Club | Escaping Utopia premieres on Sunday, March 24…

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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

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