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The Panel with Tim Batt and Aimie Hines, Part 1

December 1, 2025: | RNZ | The Panel | Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Tim Batt and Aimie Hines. First up, rates caps are here. From 2027, councils won’t be able to increase rates by more than 4 percent per year. The Westland region has had the highest…

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Lawyer Dennis Gates accuses Government of ‘double standards’ over Tom Phillips inquiry

November 28, 2025: | NZ Herald | Michael Morrah | A lawyer says the Government has displayed “double standards” over its inquiry into the disappearance of Tom Phillips’ children, given the failure to do the same for children living at Gloriavale. Attorney-General Judith Collins has announced a public inquiry will be held to…

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Former Gloriavale member Clem Ready says children ‘slaves to a cult system’ despite checks

November 27, 2025: | NZ Herald | Michael Morrah | Seeking religious solace, Clem Ready joined the Gloriavale community as a 19-year-old. The then teenager wanted to be closer to God but as the years passed, he became disillusioned with the sect’s leaders. His questioning of their beliefs led to a spectacular clash…

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‘I call it a prison’: Gloriavale insider issues warning to authorities

November 27, 2025: | NZ Herald | Clem Ready and wife Sharon live in segregation at the West Coast community. Check out Michael Morrah’s interview with Clem Ready here…

Articles, Gloriavale Film/Docuseries

Gloriavale documentary series returns for second season

November 25, 2025: | 1News | A second season of the award-winning documentary series Escaping Utopia – which sheds light on the inner workings of Christian sect Gloriavale – has been confirmed. It follows the success of the first season, which revealed the careful planning involved for leavers of the sect and showed the unravelling of…

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Oranga Tamariki knew of Gloriavale child suffocation claims

November 19, 2025: | Herald NOW | Michael Morrah | Oranga Tamariki knew of Gloriavale child suffocation claims eight years ago. Listen to Senior Investigator Michael Morrah here…

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Oranga Tamariki knew of Gloriavale child suffocation claims eight years ago

November 19, 2025: | NZ Herald | Michael Morrah | Oranga Tamariki received a complaint about Gloriavale parents suffocating children eight years ago but concluded their investigation with police without taking any formal enforcement action, the Herald can reveal. Instead, social welfare workers and police spoke to senior leaders about “safe parenting techniques”. That’s despite…

Articles, Education

‘Woman’s place’ schooling: Gloriavale leaver speaks out as education officials consider school closure

November 17, 2025: | NZ Herald | Neil Reid | As education bosses consider the future of Gloriavale’s private school, one of the commune’s highest-profile leavers has spoken of how schooling for girls focused on “what a woman’s place was”. Last month the Ministry of Education (MOE) put leaders of Gloriavale on notice that it…

Articles, Education

Ministry of Education closer to making decision on Gloriavale Christian School’s future

November 17, 2025: | RNZ | Jean Edwards | The Ministry of Education is reviewing Gloriavale Christian School’s response to officials’ concerns as it weighs up the school’s future. Secretary for Education Ellen MacGregor-Reid wrote to the private school last month advising she was considering cancelling its registration after a second failed Education Review Office…

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Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust opens new offices in Timaru

November 14, 2025: | The Timaru Herald | Rachael Comer | More than two years after the Timaru-based trust, which works to support Gloriavale leavers, launched a project to transform two 40-foot shipping containers into offices and meeting rooms, the buildings have been officially opened. The project completion celebration, on Saturday, was also…

The Panel with Tim Batt and Aimie Hines, Part 1

Lawyer Dennis Gates accuses Government of ‘double standards’ over Tom Phillips inquiry

Former Gloriavale member Clem Ready says children ‘slaves to a cult system’ despite checks

‘I call it a prison’: Gloriavale insider issues warning to authorities

Gloriavale documentary series returns for second season

Oranga Tamariki knew of Gloriavale child suffocation claims

Oranga Tamariki knew of Gloriavale child suffocation claims eight years ago

‘Woman’s place’ schooling: Gloriavale leaver speaks out as education officials consider school closure

Ministry of Education closer to making decision on Gloriavale Christian School’s future

Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust opens new offices in Timaru

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Convicted sex offender and former Gloriavale leader Howard Temple will not be going to jail

Ex-Gloriavale leader Howard Temple won’t go to jail for touching girls, as sentence quashed