‘Own your failings’: Gloriavale leavers say work accidents the norm inside commune

August 27, 2026: | RNZ | Adam Burns | Gloriavale leaders – facing $40 million worth of employment claims sought by dozens of former members – were being urged to “accept accountability for their failings”,…

Gloriavale leavers seek $40 million in landmark slavery claims

August 27, 2026: | HRD | Employment Law | Sixty-one leavers have filed ERA claims alleging child labour, servitude and systemic wage theft Nearly $40 million in lost wages and compensation is being…

‘Modern day slavery’: Gloriavale leavers file $40m lost wages and entitlements claim against Overseeing Shepherd

August 26, 2026: | RNZ | Jean Edwards | Sixty-one Gloriavale leavers have filed Employment Relations Authority claims against the Christian community’s Overseeing Shepherd for lost wages, entitlements, compensation and damages totalling almost…

61 former Gloriavale workers file almost $40m claim for years of unpaid labour

August 26, 2026: | The Press | Joanne Naish | Sixty-one former Gloriavale members are seeking almost $40m compensation for years of unpaid labour, denied employment entitlements, and workplace abuse. The statement of…