Escape from Gloriavale: Former resident’s fight to free wife and baby

June 1, 2019: | NZ Herald | Anke Richter |Subscription Only John Ready left Gloriavale after his eldest daughter was kicked out and he was caught with Christian reading material. Since 2017, the West Coast farmer has been fighting to convince his wife to leave with his other children — but she believes the…

They escaped Gloriavale – only for this young family to be torn apart by a bike crash

February 28, 2019: By Cloe Willetts – 28/02/2019 “They turned to me and said there was nothing else they could do,” sobs Zoe Max, whose husband Jeremy slipped away in the back of the ambulance. “All I could think was, ‘The children. They’re so young.'” As Zoe Max raced from her car on…

Stories From Within: Anke Richter on Gloriavale – NZ Geographic

January 31, 2019: By Rebekah White – NZ Geographic – Stories from Within – 31/01/2019 Anke Richter has reported extensively on cults—and for the last six months, Gloriavale has been her focus. YOU’RE ORIGINALLY FROM GERMANY—DID THAT GIVE YOU A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON THE STORY? LIKE EVERYONE GROWING up in West Germany before…

Departures: What it’s like to leave Gloriavale – NZGEO

January 31, 2019: By Anke Richter – New Zealand Geographic – 31/01/2019 Since 1969, Gloriavale Christian Community has set itself apart from New Zealand society. Over the past six years, nearly 100 people have left or been expelled from the 550-strong group on the South Island’s West Coast. Gloriavale leavers know only the…

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 support of strangers since her husband was killed in a motorcycle crash in rural South Canterbury on Sunday. Jeremy Max, 21, formerly known as Jeremy Love, was killed when he crashed off a farm bike…

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 was hospitalised after falling from the second storey of a community house. The boy, believed to be eight or nine, was injured on December 18 about 9pm. Two ambulances attended and the boy, found unconscious, was…

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 Canterbury on Sunday was a former Gloriavale member who leaves behind his 22-year-old wife with three preschool-aged children, including a premature baby. Jeremy Max, formerly Jeremy Love, died when he crashed off a farm bike…