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Force business to take action against slavery, MPs told

June 8, 2026: | RNZ | Rachel Graham | The government should force businesses to take action if they encounter modern slavery, not just disclose it, a humanitarian charity says. Parliament’s education and…

Articles Legal: Employment Court

State watchdog slammed by judge for waiting too long to act on Gloriavale abuses

June 8, 2026: | Stuff | Former Gloriavale residents have cleared a major hurdle in their fight for back pay, with the Employment Court ruling their wage arrears and breach of contract claims…

Articles Gloriavale Film/Docuseries

Doco ‘honest’ look at Gloriavale

June 6, 2026: | Greymouth Star | Subscription Only | After more than a decade of silence, the religious community of Gloriavale opens its doors in a new tv documentary series. Devotion: The…

Articles Cults and Sects

A Religious Community Cut Off From the World Forced Women Into Submission for Decades. Inside New Zealand’s Gloriavale Cult

June 5, 2026: | People | Christopher Rudolph | The secretive religious group is the subject of the new Paramount+ documentary, ‘Devotion: Obedience or Betrayal’ NEED TO KNOW Located in a remote part…

Articles Gloriavale Film/Docuseries

Howard Temple: Where is Neville Cooper’s Successor Now?

June 2, 2026: | TheCinemaholic | Shivangi Sinha | In 2018, when Neville Cooper, also known as Hopeful Christian, passed away, the position of “overseeing shepherd” within the Gloriavale community became vacant. It…

Articles Gloriavale Film/Docuseries

Stephen Standfast: Where is the Overseeing Shepherd of Gloriavale Now?

June 2, 2026: | Cinemaholic | Shivangi Sinha | Stephen Standfast was no stranger to life within the Gloriavale community. Having grown up there, he was familiar with its way of life. In…

Articles Videos

A slice of the pie: Timaru apprentices prepare for national competition

June 1, 2026: | The Timaru Herald | Rachel Comer | An apprentice baker is seeking another piece of the pie as she prepares for her third shot at a national award. Gloriavale…

Articles Education

Government backs down on last-minute homeschooling law change

May 27, 2026: | RNZ | Craig McCulloch | Education Minister Erica Stanford has dumped rushed plans for new restrictions on homeschooling after a loud backlash from those affected. Parties from across both…

Articles Education

Gloriavale is again testing how New Zealand protects children inside closed communities

May 27, 2026: | NZ Today| 全搜索深度调查记者Josh | The latest reporting on Gloriavale is not only a story about one isolated Christian community on the West Coast. It is a test of how…

Articles Education

Report finds Gloriavale families living in overcrowded hostels with ‘narrow’ homeschooling curriculum

May 27, 2026: | RNZ | Jean Edwards | Some Gloriavale homeschooling families are living and learning in overcrowded hostels that could be unsafe and some of the children are struggling to write,…

Force business to take action against slavery, MPs told

State watchdog slammed by judge for waiting too long to act on Gloriavale abuses

Doco ‘honest’ look at Gloriavale

A Religious Community Cut Off From the World Forced Women Into Submission for Decades. Inside New Zealand’s Gloriavale Cult

Howard Temple: Where is Neville Cooper’s Successor Now?

Stephen Standfast: Where is the Overseeing Shepherd of Gloriavale Now?

A slice of the pie: Timaru apprentices prepare for national competition

Government backs down on last-minute homeschooling law change

Gloriavale is again testing how New Zealand protects children inside closed communities

Report finds Gloriavale families living in overcrowded hostels with ‘narrow’ homeschooling curriculum

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