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Coroner: Gloriavale man Sincere Standtrue’s sudden death result of ‘blacking out game’

March 14, 2025: | NZ Herald | Anna Leask | A coroner has ruled that the sudden death of young Gloriavale man Sincere Standtrue was an accident – caused by “blacking himself out” – and not a suicide. But his sister – who escaped Gloriavale – has criticised the findings and process, as well as the police…

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Sincere Standtrue inquest: Gloriavale man’s death was result of ‘blacking out’, coroner finds

March 14, 2025: | RNZ | Anna Sargent | Warning: This story discusses suicide and sexual abuse. A young Gloriavale man’s death was the result of a tragic accident after experimenting with “blacking out”, while his ability to recover was affected by brain damage caused by exposure to solvents, a coroner has found.…

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BNZ v Gloriavale: Contractual discretions to be exercised for a proper purpose

March 12, 2025: | ENYO Law | Chris Boswell | Introduction In a recent judgment, the New Zealand Court of Appeal (“the Court”) has signaled a possible change of approach in relation to the exercise of contractual discretions.[1] Previously, the Court had proceeded on the assumption that the “default rule”, that a contractual…

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Leaving Gloriavale

March 10, 2025: | Greymouth Star |Subscription Only A former Gloriavale woman who was put on a bus at just 16 when she left the Christian community at Lake Haupiri has written a book about her experiences. Unveiled — A Life of Surviving Gloriavale by Theophila Pratt, is out this month. Named Honey…

Articles, Cults and Sects, Videos

The Dark Truth of Gloriavale: A New Zealand Cult

March 10, 2025: | Mystery Shack | Step inside one of the world’s most secretive and controversial religious communities—Gloriavale. Hidden deep in New Zealand’s remote wilderness, this isolated Christian sect has faced shocking allegations of control, manipulation, and abuse. But how did it all begin? And why do people stay? In this deep…

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Book Extract: Unveiled

March 8, 2025: | Greymouth Star | Subscription Only When I got off the bus, I stood there looking around, not knowing where to go next with my giant 100-year-old suitcase. As I struggled through the doors into the airport, a man came up behind me and offered me a trolley, then he…

Articles, Education

Gloriavale ERO report due

March 7, 2025: | Greymouth Star | Subscription Only The new Education Review Office (ERO) report on Gloriavale School should be out later this term. In 2023, ERO issued a highly critical report and determined the school did not meet many of the criteria for registration as a private school. It has been undertaking a…

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An Arranged Marriage! – Zion and Gloriana’s Gloriavale story

March 6, 2025: | Hope Project NZ | After 25 years in their arranged marriage at Gloriavale, while Zion and Gloriana still loved each other very much, they realised they could no longer agree with the vows they once made. Born into the reclusive Gloriavale community in New Zealand, Zion and Gloriana entered…

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Book details life inside Gloriavale

March 5, 2025: | Chris Harrowell | Eastern Times | A former member of the high-profile New Zealand sect Gloriavale has written a book about her life and she’s launching it at an event in rural east Auckland. Theophila Pratt, who was named Honey Faithful at birth, was born and raised in the…

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Former member Theophila reveals what life is really like for women inside Gloriavale

March 5, 2025: | Woman’s Day | Sophie Neville | Now a qualified occupational therapist, Theophila Pratt is lifting the lid on sexual abuse and exploitation in the secretive cult. From the outside, Theophila Pratt and Kevin MacIver look much like any other young Kiwi couple. They love pottering about the home they…

Coroner: Gloriavale man Sincere Standtrue’s sudden death result of ‘blacking out game’

Sincere Standtrue inquest: Gloriavale man’s death was result of ‘blacking out’, coroner finds

BNZ v Gloriavale: Contractual discretions to be exercised for a proper purpose

Leaving Gloriavale

The Dark Truth of Gloriavale: A New Zealand Cult

Book Extract: Unveiled

Gloriavale ERO report due

An Arranged Marriage! – Zion and Gloriana’s Gloriavale story

Book details life inside Gloriavale

Former member Theophila reveals what life is really like for women inside Gloriavale

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