: Written by Liz Gregory. Opinions expressed are her own. A number of Gloriavale Leavers staff have spent time in Christchurch supporting witnesses for the Employment Court Hearing during September 2022. While it’s fresh in my mind, I’d like to give an update on where things are up to and some…
: The Gloriavale Leavers fighting Gloriavale in the Employment Court Paul Brown from PB Law contacted us and asked if we would be interested in him writing an article based on his knowledge of Employment Law and the Gloriavale Employment cases being heard in the courts during 2022. Here is his…
: Rachael is a long-time supporter of the work of the Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust and a survivor herself of another religious group who practices harmful social practices. She champions the cause of people who are able to free themselves from the shackles of thought-control groups. Let’s first celebrate some of…
: Before court cases go to trial, the plaintiffs and witnesses for the Prosecution (in this case the ex-members of Gloriavale) must complete Affidavits. These are also called Briefs of Evidence. These get read aloud in court and then the witness is cross-examined by all the lawyers on the contents. These…
: A lot of people have read the newspaper articles about “The Survey”. We are fielding lots of comments and questions about the survey. I am including a post on it for historical purposes. It’s important to be able to look back and track the extraordinary events. The survey was asking…
: Here is an outline of the major events that have occurred since 2015, that have led to the flurry of court cases – in particular the Boys and Girls Employment Cases being heard during 2022: Gloriavale partakes in three documentaries (funded by NZ on Air). A World Apart 2014,…
: The Gloriavale Ex-Members Girls’ Employment case against Gloriavale (and the Govt inaction), has taken another surprising twist. This past month, Gloriavale defendants requested that Chief Judge Christina Inglis NOT be the judge for the upcoming case, because she was the judge for the Boys’ Employment case earlier this year. They…
: Opinion piece: Liz Gregory Some days you read things which make your mouth drop open! That happened yesterday… Gloriavale was in court yesterday, fighting Westland Milk products decision to stop collecting milk until they came up to NZ’s values and standards relating to employment. This came about after an Employment…
: Author Liz Gregory Eight years ago we went and stayed at Gloriavale for the weekend and we attended one of their concerts. It was a life-changing experience for us. After the weekend I documented the experience and blogged about it in a secret blog group. I wrote a series of…
: The Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust is pleased to announce the Gloriavale Film is soon screening in cinemas across NZ, then internationally. With unprecedented access, filmmakers Noel Smyth and Fergus Grady lift the lid on the secretive Gloriavale Christian Community following a family of survivors searching for justice. SPECIAL PREMIERE INVITATIONS You are…
: We’re delighted to have received the South Canterbury Chamber of Commerce Business Award for the Community Organisation category. Our deepest thanks to the people all over NZ who support the work of resettling people who have left Gloriavale. It’s humbling to partner with you all in showing love and care.…
