Gloriavale Leavers put staff member on Coast

March 21, 2024: | Greymouth Star | Laura Mills | The Timaru-based Gloriavale Leavers Trust will base a staff member on the West Coast from next month. Kathryn Tuck lives near Gloriavale and the leavers’ trust says she has been instrumental in supporting many people inside and outside of Gloriavale for over eight…

Government agencies’ Gloriavale response not being extended

March 21, 2024: | RNZ | The formal all-of-government response to the Gloriavale Christian community on the South Island’s West Coast has come to an end. Nine agencies were involved in the group, including police, WorkSafe and Oranga Tamariki, led by the West Coast Regional Public Service Commissioner. It was established in August…

Less Govt oversight for Gloriavale community

March 21, 2024: | 1 News | Ryan Boswell | Former Workplace Relations Minister Michael Wood wants an all-of-government response to the controversial Gloriavale community. He said the leadership of the sect has “not acted in a way that creates an environment of trust”. A previously mandated joint response ended last December. Ministry…

Govt agencies no longer required to meet over Gloriavale concerns

March 20, 2024: | The Press | Joanne Naish | Ten government agencies monitoring the Gloriavale community are no longer required to meet fortnightly. The all-of-Government response to the remote West Coast community, looking at issues raised by leavers, employment and education investigations and criminal court cases is no longer active since the end…

Gloriavale: New testaments from cult survivors

March 19, 2024: | The Listener | Russell Baillie | Subscription Only Escaping Utopia is another documentary about Gloriavale, the religious community that has attracted prying cameras for decades. But its makers say the three-part series finally tells the whole story. When Natalie Malcon made Heaven and Hell – The Centrepoint Story, her devastating award-winning…