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Raised in a Cult: The Lasting Impact of Religious Trauma

January 26, 2026: | Lilia Tarawa | Leaving a religious cult, fundamentalist church, or high-control faith environment doesn’t always bring the relief people expect. For many people raised in evangelical, fundamentalist, or authoritarian…

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Former Gloriavale figure tells jury he was beaten as child worker

January 26, 2026: | The Press | Joanne Naish | A former Gloriavale man whose arranged marriage featured in a national television documentary has told a jury he was repeatedly beaten as a…

Articles Education Videos

Gloriavale school shutdown

January 26, 2026: | NZ Herald | Newstalk ZB South Island News Director Claire Sherwood on company director links to illegal lottery and Gloriavale school shutdown. Commences at 2.08…

Articles Education

Concerns raised over child safety as Gloriavale school allowed to remain open

January 26, 2026: | The Press | Tina Law | A decision to allow Gloriavale Christian School to stay open following an appeal to the High Court, sacrifices the safety and wellbeing of…

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Gloriavale school to remain open for now

January 26, 2026: | Newstalk ZB | Ryan Bridge | Yet another push for the Government to intervene and shut Gloriavale’s school down for good. The school’s licence was due to expire on…

Articles Education

Gloriavale Christian School to remain open, for now

January 23, 2026: | RNZ | Gloriavale Christian School will remain open for now after its board sought a judicial review of the Ministry of Education’s decision to cancel its registration as a…

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Gloriavale Christian School to remain open after high court ruling

January 23, 2026: | The Press | Gloriavale Christian School has won a last minute reprieve to stay open, despite the Ministry of Education declaring it not an “emotionally and physically safe” environment.…

Articles Cults and Sects Videos

She Escaped Gloriavale Cult & Found Her Voice as a Woman: Lilia Tarawa

January 22, 2026: | The Kotodama Podcast | Ep.21 | What happens when the place that raised you also abused and silenced you? In this deeply moving episode of the Kotodama Podcast, I…

Articles Education

Gloriavale school closure: Ministry confirms two schooling options for students

January 22, 2026: | NZ Herald | Neil Reid | Students from the Gloriavale religious commune’s condemned private school are being offered two choices – correspondence schooling via a special temporary hub onsite…

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NZ still failing to protect people from high-control groups – cult survivor

January 10, 2026: | 1News | Ryan Boswell | More than two decades after Auckland’s Centrepoint community was shut down, one survivor says New Zealand is still failing to protect people from high-control…

Raised in a Cult: The Lasting Impact of Religious Trauma

Former Gloriavale figure tells jury he was beaten as child worker

Gloriavale school shutdown

Concerns raised over child safety as Gloriavale school allowed to remain open

Gloriavale school to remain open for now

Gloriavale Christian School to remain open, for now

Gloriavale Christian School to remain open after high court ruling

She Escaped Gloriavale Cult & Found Her Voice as a Woman: Lilia Tarawa

Gloriavale school closure: Ministry confirms two schooling options for students

NZ still failing to protect people from high-control groups – cult survivor

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