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Inside Gloriavale: Going undercover still haunts me

March 29, 2017: | Newsroom | Melanie Reid | It’s now more than 20 years since Melanie Reid went “undercover” to report on the Cooperite community based on a remote West Coast farm.…

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Gloriavale: Nine questions we can answer, and one we can’t

March 29, 2017: By Charlie Gates – Stuff – 29/03/2017 Allegations of sexual assault, physical abuse and coercive treatment have swirled around the Gloriavale religious community for many years. A government investigation into…

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Gloriavale allegations: Read the report

March 28, 2017: By: Morgan Tait – 28/03/2017 (Updated 29/03/2017) A copy of a 33-page report and a letter sent to the Christian Church Community Trust board detailing the investigation’s findings into the…

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Gloriavale: BNZ accounts run without members’ knowledge

March 27, 2017: | Newsroom | Morgan Tait | Senior Gloriavale members may have acted illegally in operating the bank accounts of members without their knowledge – and a government investigation uncovered the…

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Gloriavale: The history of a reclusive sect

March 27, 2017: | Newsroom | Morgan Tait | Founded by Australian-born evangelist Neville Cooper in 1969, Gloriavale follows its own fundamentalist interpretation of the New Testament. The principles of sharing and holding…

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Inside Gloriavale: The official story

March 27, 2017: | Newsroom | Morgan Tait | Allegations of physical and sexual abuse, forced marriage, forced separation of families and a controlling environment at the Gloriavale religious community sparked an 18-month…

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A Story of Redemption

December 15, 2016: | Laidlaw College | “I grew up in Gloriavale” is a dramatic opening line to Leah Menage’s story! Crossing the stage recently to receive her Bachelor of Counselling degree, Leah’s…

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Gloriavale’s not what you may think – film-maker

November 24, 2016: RNZ A director with unprecedented access to the isolated West Coast community Gloriavale tells Wallace Chapman about the “magic and brilliant” place that’s more progressive than most people think. Amanda Evans and…

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Woman slams ‘negligent’ TV2 documentary A Woman’s Place

August 16, 2016: | NZ Herald | A woman with family ties to the controversial Gloriavale community has spoken out about a TV2 documentary she calls “exploitative and negligent”. In an opinion piece…

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Amanda Evans: When your Gloriavale reality is not mine

August 16, 2016: | NZ Herald | Amanda Evans | Amanda Evans has directed and produced three top-rating Gloriavale documentaries for TVNZ. Here she responds to criticism from one former resident of the…

Inside Gloriavale: Going undercover still haunts me

Gloriavale: Nine questions we can answer, and one we can’t

Gloriavale allegations: Read the report

Gloriavale: BNZ accounts run without members’ knowledge

Gloriavale: The history of a reclusive sect

Inside Gloriavale: The official story

A Story of Redemption

Gloriavale’s not what you may think – film-maker

Woman slams ‘negligent’ TV2 documentary A Woman’s Place

Amanda Evans: When your Gloriavale reality is not mine

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