Gloriavale artists showcase talent in new exhibition

April 15, 2025: | The Press | Joanne Naish | Gloriavale community members are showcasing their artistic talents in a new exhibition at Greymouth’s Left Bank Gallery. Organiser, community leader and photographer Peter…

Gloriavale reports $860k deficit, finds new bank after being dumped by BNZ

April 4, 2025: | The Press | Joanne Naish | Gloriavale has posted a deficit of more than $860,000 and has a new bank after being dumped by BNZ – although which bank…

Gloriavale finds alternative to BNZ

April 4, 2025: | Greymouth Star | Laura Mills |[Subscription Only] Gloriavale has found a new bank, after BNZ won a court case to discontinue services. The Court of Appeal cleared the way for…

REAPs explore Coast

April 4, 2025: | Greymouth Star | Subscription Only | Almost 100 representatives from all around New Zealand have spent the past few days on the West Coast for the REAP Aotearoa national…

Pressures tell on Gloriavale finances

April 2, 2025: | Greymouth Star | Laura Mills |[Subscription Only] After six years of surplus, the under-pressure Gloriavale Christian Community has reported a deficit of over $800,000. For the year ended July…

Gloriavale Art on Show

April 2, 2025: | Greymouth Star | Arianna Stewart |[Subscription Only] Artists from the Gloriavale Christian Community are excited to mount their first exhibition ‘Glorious Artworks’ at the Left Bank Art Gallery in…

Time to scrape away Gloriavale’s pretence of a ‘Christian community’

March 31, 2025: | The Press | Dennis Gates | Dennis Gates is a lawyer from Cambridge who was involved in the early litigation against Gloriavale. OPINION: It’s two years since the Employment Court…

An atheist on why churches should remain tax-free

March 31, 2025: | RNZ | Sharon Brettkelly | The government is set to review charities’ tax-free status, which sees churches avoid paying income tax. An atheist professor says changing the laws would…

Ministry quiet on India Gloriavale

March 31, 2025: | Greymouth Star | Laura Mills |[Subscription Only] A year after a television documentary looked into Gloriavale’s outpost in India, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) is declining to say…