Leavers’ trust planning for Gloriavale ‘ending’

April 4, 2024: | Greymouth Star | Laura Mills| ‘Assets sold … and no remnant’ Some of the 250 people who have left Gloriavale over the past decade, have come up with a vision for how life there should be — and what should happen if it were to close, from protecting the…

Former Gloriavale residents consider its future

April 3, 2024: | 1News | Ryan Boswell | After years of allegations of forced labour, slavery, and sexual and physical abuse, the future of Gloriavale is being considered by its former residents. The Gloriavale Leavers’ Trust has released a discussion document, where it asks what needs to happen if the West Coast…

Gloriavale leavers outline hopes for reform or closure of the sect

April 3, 2024: | The Press | Joanne Naish | Leavers are calling for any closure of the Gloriavale community to be gradual and supported, with all assets sold and the proceeds given to residents and those who have left. The Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust has released a document written in consultation with…

Gloriavale: Leaders respond to suggestions community should close

April 3, 2024: | 1News | Ryan Boswell | A former Gloriavale resident believes the commune’s leadership is manipulative, and “the only option is to shut the place down for the sake of the kids”. Theo Pratt contributed to a discussion document put forward by the Gloriavale Leavers’ Trust, which asked ex-members what would happen…

‘Bureaucracy’ rejected

April 3, 2024: | Greymouth Star | Laura Mills | The Government says another layer of bureaucracy is not needed at Gloriavale. It emerged recently that a Gloriavale West Coast Stakeholder Group, which included police, Work Safe NZ and Oranga Tamariki, had been disbanded. However, Gloriavale said last week it was working to…

Gloriavale: Changes to government response could risk gains – ministers told

March 30, 2024: | NZ Herald | Jean Edwards | Work to protect members of the Gloriavale Christian community from exploitation and abuse could lose momentum with the end of an all-of-government response, ministers have been told. The joint agency response was set up by the former Labour government in August 2022 to…

Some Christian reflections on Gloriavale

March 29, 2024: | NZ Christian Network | Dr Stuart Lange | The current TV series Escaping Utopia is somewhat sensationalist and has its own biases, but it has usefully highlighted some serious issues in the Gloriavale Christian Community. Many secular New Zealanders may wonder if Gloriavale is what all Christians are like.…

Gloriavale still working with Govt

March 28, 2024: | Greymouth Star | Subscription Only| ‘All members have bank accounts’ Gloriavale says it is still working with numerous agencies, and its priority is ensuring its children are well cared for. The community has been back in the spotlight this week, thanks to a new documentary on Tv One. It…

Gloriavale leaders say changes are happening

March 28, 2024: | The Press | Joanne Naish | The son of Gloriavale founder Hopeful Christian is calling on the Government to work with the victims, not just the leadership. The community’s leaders have issued a statement saying it is continuing to comply with key outcomes set by an all-of-Government taskforce which was…

Women and children ‘trapped’ in Gloriavale’s Indian community without access to passports

March 28, 2024: New Zealand women are “trapped” in Gloriavale’s community in India without access to passports – and many of their children have no birth certificates. Police are looking into concerns about the welfare of women born in Gloriavale who now live in the community set up in India in about 2009…