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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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