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Gloriavale leader Howard Temple resigns as Overseeing Shepherd

August 12, 2025: | RNZ | Gloriavale leader Howard Temple has resigned as Overseeing Shepherd after being convicted of sexual offending against girls and women at the West Coast Christian community. Temple, 85, has been…

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New Gloriavale Overseeing Shepherd after Howard Temple resigns

August 12, 2025: | The Press | Joanne Naish | Gloriavale has a new Overseeing Shepherd as Howard Temple announced his resignation to community members while awaiting sentencing on sexual offending. Howard Wendell…

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Gloriavale leader Howard Temple resigns after admitting sexual abuse

August 12, 2025: | 1News | Ryan Boswell | Gloriavale leader Howard Temple has resigned after admitting to abuse against girls and young women. Last month, the 85-year-old pleaded guilty to five counts of indecent…

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Pupils dig in to build new sandpit

August 6, 2025: | Greymouth Star | Subscriber Only | When Paparoa Range School principal Hamish Lancaster took up the reins earlier this year, the first request from pupils was a simple one:…

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Luxon ‘very concerned’ by Gloriavale leader’s sexual abuse admission

August 3, 2025: | 1News | Ryan Boswell | Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he is “very concerned” about the admission of abuse from Gloriavale’s leader but would not be drawn on potential…

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Should the Govt intervene in Gloriavale?

August 1, 2025: | Newstalk ZB | Politics Friday |Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald Matt Doocey and Duncan Webb joined John MacDonald to give their thoughts on the biggest political stories of the…

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Government must ‘wake up’ on Gloriavale, leaver says after leader Howard Temple convicted

August 1, 2025: | RNZ | Keiller MacDuff | The government needs to “wake up” and act to protect people at Gloriavale who were being indoctrinated and “broken”, a former member has said.…

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Lawyer calls for Government to intervene at Gloriavale after leader admits sex offences

July 31, 2025: | NZ Herald | Ben Tomsett | The lawyer representing former Gloriavale members is calling on the Prime Minister to take urgent control of the community after its leader’s guilty…

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Brian Henry: Gloriavale leavers’ lawyer on his call for the Prime Minister to shut down Gloriavale

July 31, 2025: | iHeart | John MacDonald | It’s believed the government has the ability to shut down Gloriavale. The West Coast religious commune’s 85-year-old leader Howard Temple is a sex…

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Ex-Gloriavale member claims guilty plea won’t change community

July 31, 2025: | RNZ | Star News | The late guilty plea by Gloriavale’s overseeing shepherd to indecent assault charges shows the strength of the testimony of witnesses, a former member says.…

Gloriavale leader Howard Temple resigns as Overseeing Shepherd

New Gloriavale Overseeing Shepherd after Howard Temple resigns

Gloriavale leader Howard Temple resigns after admitting sexual abuse

Pupils dig in to build new sandpit

Luxon ‘very concerned’ by Gloriavale leader’s sexual abuse admission

Should the Govt intervene in Gloriavale?

Government must ‘wake up’ on Gloriavale, leaver says after leader Howard Temple convicted

Lawyer calls for Government to intervene at Gloriavale after leader admits sex offences

Brian Henry: Gloriavale leavers’ lawyer on his call for the Prime Minister to shut down Gloriavale

Ex-Gloriavale member claims guilty plea won’t change community

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