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Starting a new life outside of Gloriavale

July 25, 2019: By: Stuff Reporter – 25/07/2019 (Video and Audio can be accessed in article link). Former…

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Former Gloriavale member returns by night to help others leave

June 26, 2019: By Lydia Batham, RNZ – 26/07/2019 A former Gloriavale member has admitted he travels back…

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Former Gloriavale resident’s dreams of pop stardom helped him escape

June 23, 2019: By: Al Williams – 23/06/2019 (Video can be viewed in article link). Enoch Loyal used…

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Word Christchurch festival 2018: four adventurous women talk about their lives

June 2, 2019: RNZ | Writers and Readers Festivals | Recorded on the anniversary of 125 years of…

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Escape from Gloriavale: Former resident’s fight to free wife and baby

June 1, 2019: | NZ Herald | Anke Richter |Subscription Only John Ready left Gloriavale after his eldest…

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Peter Lineham: Gloriavale

March 18, 2019: Radio New Zealand – Mike Hosking Breakfast – 18/03/2019 [Audio can be listened to from…

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They escaped Gloriavale – only for this young family to be torn apart by a bike crash

February 28, 2019: By Cloe Willetts – 28/02/2019 “They turned to me and said there was nothing else…

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Stories From Within: Anke Richter on Gloriavale – NZ Geographic

January 31, 2019: By Rebekah White – NZ Geographic – Stories from Within – 31/01/2019 Anke Richter has…

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Departures: What it’s like to leave Gloriavale – NZGEO

January 31, 2019: By Anke Richter – New Zealand Geographic – 31/01/2019 Since 1969, Gloriavale Christian Community has…

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Mother-of-three thanks public for support following husband’s death

January 9, 2019: By Rachael Comer – 09/01/2019 Former Gloriavale member Zoe Max has been “overwhelmed” by the…

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Son of drowned Gloriavale woman injured in fall

January 9, 2019: | Stuff | Martin van Beynen | The son of a Gloriavale mother who drowned in November…

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Former Gloriavale man dies in crash leaving behind young wife and three children

January 8, 2019: By Rachael Comer – 08/01/2019 The 21-year-old killed in a motorcycle crash in rural South…

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Gloriavale’s regional growth fund application labelled ‘opportunistic’

December 12, 2018: Radio New Zealand – Newstalk ZB – 12/12/2018 [Audio an be listened to in article…

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Gloriavale man hospitalised with critical injuries after apparent self harm attempt

October 26, 2018: | NZ Herald | Kurt Bayer and Anna Leask | A young Gloriavale member was…

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Man flown to hospital after being critically injured at Gloriavale

October 23, 2018: By Maddison Northcott | Stuff | A critically injured man has been airlifted to hospital…

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Leaving Gloriavale hardest decision to ever make

September 16, 2018: By Rachael Comer – 16/09/2018 Learning to wave and say goodbye, pay bills, use a…

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Former Glorivale family slowly adapting to life outside the community

August 26, 2018: By Rachael Comer – 22/08/2018 A family of 11 who left Gloriavale with few possessions…

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Family of 11 leave Gloriavale over community’s new leadership

August 16, 2018: Newshub Reporter – 16/08/2018 (Video can be viewed in article link). A family of 11…

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Public support continues for former Gloriavale family who have moved to Timaru

August 16, 2018: By Rachael Comer – 16/08/2018 A family of 11 that has never known life outside…

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Men kicked out of Gloriavale for using a cellphone, source close to the sect claims

August 3, 2018: By: Joanne Carroll – 03/08/2020 Two men have been thrown out of the Gloriavale Christian…

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Starting a new life outside of Gloriavale

Former Gloriavale member returns by night to help others leave

Former Gloriavale resident’s dreams of pop stardom helped him escape

Word Christchurch festival 2018: four adventurous women talk about their lives

Escape from Gloriavale: Former resident’s fight to free wife and baby

Peter Lineham: Gloriavale

They escaped Gloriavale – only for this young family to be torn apart by a bike crash

Stories From Within: Anke Richter on Gloriavale – NZ Geographic

Departures: What it’s like to leave Gloriavale – NZGEO

Mother-of-three thanks public for support following husband’s death

Son of drowned Gloriavale woman injured in fall

Former Gloriavale man dies in crash leaving behind young wife and three children

Gloriavale’s regional growth fund application labelled ‘opportunistic’

Gloriavale man hospitalised with critical injuries after apparent self harm attempt

Man flown to hospital after being critically injured at Gloriavale

Leaving Gloriavale hardest decision to ever make

Former Glorivale family slowly adapting to life outside the community

Family of 11 leave Gloriavale over community’s new leadership

Public support continues for former Gloriavale family who have moved to Timaru

Men kicked out of Gloriavale for using a cellphone, source close to the sect claims

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