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Gloriavale commune founder Hopeful Christian dies, age 92

May 1, 2018: | RNZ | Checkpoint | Hopeful Christian, founder of the Gloriavale commune and convicted sex…

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Secretive religious community Gloriavale’s ‘Declaration of Commitment’ – revealing the rights members must sign away for the rest of their lives

April 7, 2018: By Paul Hobbs, 1News – 07/04/2018 [Video can be viewed in article link]. For the…

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Police say they regularly visit Gloriavale to promote safety

February 13, 2018: NZ Herald Police say they regularly visit the isolated West Coast Gloriavale community and any…

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Finding Lilia

November 7, 2017: | Sunday | TVNZ | When SUNDAY first met Lilia Tarawa, she’d been brainwashed. Born…

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Ex-Gloriavale member tells of life inside the cult

September 19, 2017: By Woman’s Day – 19/09/2017 (Video can be viewed in article link). As she curls…

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The Guardian – My life in a religious cult: ‘The most dangerous place in the world is the womb of an ungodly woman

August 30, 2017: Books – The Guardian – 30/08/2022 My life in a religious cult: ‘The most dangerous…

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Fleeing Gloriavale: Life inside the religious community

August 28, 2017: | RNZ | Audio || RNZ | Video | Lilia Tarawa fled Gloriavale after years…

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Gloriavale school pulled from scholarship list

May 2, 2017: By Laura Tupou | RNZ | A Ministry of Education scholarship giving students the chance…

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On the “Gloriavale Commune” In India

April 2, 2017: India Happenings – 02/04/2017 We came across a recent investigative report which appeared in a…

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Moving on from Gloriavale

March 31, 2017: | Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu |Anna Brankin | Gloriavale Christian Community claims to be…

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How Gloriavale’s leadership structure works

March 31, 2017: | Stuff | Henry Cooke | There is probably no religious group New Zealanders have seen…

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Melanie Reid: Going undercover in Gloriavale still haunts me

March 30, 2017: |Stuff | Newsroom | Melanie Reid | This story was originally published on Newsroom.co.nz and is republished…

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Gloriavale report: Have we learned nothing from Centrepoint?

March 30, 2017: By Anke Richter – The Spiinoff – 30/03/2017 For an ex-member of New Zealand’s one…

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Inside Gloriavale: Going undercover still haunts me

March 29, 2017: | Newsroom | Melanie Reid | It’s now more than 20 years since Melanie Reid…

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Gloriavale: Nine questions we can answer, and one we can’t

March 29, 2017: By Charlie Gates – Stuff – 29/03/2017 Allegations of sexual assault, physical abuse and coercive…

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Gloriavale allegations: Read the report

March 28, 2017: By: Morgan Tait – 28/03/2017 (Updated 29/03/2017) A copy of a 33-page report and a…

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Gloriavale: BNZ accounts run without members’ knowledge

March 27, 2017: | Newsroom | Morgan Tait | Senior Gloriavale members may have acted illegally in operating…

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Gloriavale: The history of a reclusive sect

March 27, 2017: | Newsroom | Morgan Tait | Founded by Australian-born evangelist Neville Cooper in 1969, Gloriavale…

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Inside Gloriavale: The official story

March 27, 2017: | Newsroom | Morgan Tait | Allegations of physical and sexual abuse, forced marriage, forced…

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A Story of Redemption

December 15, 2016: | Laidlaw College | “I grew up in Gloriavale” is a dramatic opening line to…

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Gloriavale commune founder Hopeful Christian dies, age 92

Secretive religious community Gloriavale’s ‘Declaration of Commitment’ – revealing the rights members must sign away for the rest of their lives

Police say they regularly visit Gloriavale to promote safety

Finding Lilia

Ex-Gloriavale member tells of life inside the cult

The Guardian – My life in a religious cult: ‘The most dangerous place in the world is the womb of an ungodly woman

Fleeing Gloriavale: Life inside the religious community

Gloriavale school pulled from scholarship list

On the “Gloriavale Commune” In India

Moving on from Gloriavale

How Gloriavale’s leadership structure works

Melanie Reid: Going undercover in Gloriavale still haunts me

Gloriavale report: Have we learned nothing from Centrepoint?

Inside Gloriavale: Going undercover still haunts me

Gloriavale: Nine questions we can answer, and one we can’t

Gloriavale allegations: Read the report

Gloriavale: BNZ accounts run without members’ knowledge

Gloriavale: The history of a reclusive sect

Inside Gloriavale: The official story

A Story of Redemption

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