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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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Gloriavale company seeks public funding for health food enterprise

August 1, 2018: Oliver Lewis | RNZ | Religious sect Gloriavale’s application to a $3 billion regional development…

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Gloriavale’s bizarre kindergarten photo albums

May 27, 2018: | Newshub | Patrick Gower | A family excommunicated by Gloriavale has been returned photo…

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Director stands by show as exiled Gloriavale father claims ‘everything is vetted’

May 27, 2018: By Glenn McConnell | Stuff | A shunned member of Gloriavale claims TVNZ’s documentaries about life…

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Obituary: Gloriavale patriarch Hopeful Christian’s troubling legacy

May 19, 2018: By Michael Wright – Stuff – 19/05/2018 Few leaders meant as much to their cause…

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Our fascination with Gloriavale is all about secrets, sex and salvation

May 18, 2018: By: Martin van Beynen – 18/05/2018 (Video can be viewed in article link). OPINION: What…

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Couple deciding which “dystopian show” to watch – “Handmaid’s Tale” or “Gloriavale”

May 18, 2018: | Ashburton Guardian | Michael Moreu | Digital cartoon by Mike Moreu on political and…

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‘He had command’ – Melanie Reid remembers Hopeful Christian

May 17, 2018: | RNZ | Morning Report | The death of the founder of the Gloriavale sect,…

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Hopeful Christian dies: What now for Gloriavale?

May 16, 2018: | Stuff | Paula Penfold and Eugene Bingham | Phil Cooper is an exuberant, boisterous…

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Abuse at Gloriavale: ‘The leaders knew everything’

May 16, 2018: | RNZ | Checkpoint | A former Gloriavale member says he knows for an “undeniable…

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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

Gloriavale company seeks public funding for health food enterprise

Gloriavale’s bizarre kindergarten photo albums

Director stands by show as exiled Gloriavale father claims ‘everything is vetted’

Obituary: Gloriavale patriarch Hopeful Christian’s troubling legacy

Our fascination with Gloriavale is all about secrets, sex and salvation

Couple deciding which “dystopian show” to watch – “Handmaid’s Tale” or “Gloriavale”

‘He had command’ – Melanie Reid remembers Hopeful Christian

Hopeful Christian dies: What now for Gloriavale?

Abuse at Gloriavale: ‘The leaders knew everything’

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