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Christchurch to host Australasia’s first cult awareness conference

November 20, 2023: Joanne Naish | The Press| International cult experts and survivors will gather to raise awareness of cults and the harm they cause in Christchurch next year. Christchurch journalist and author of Cult Trip: Inside the World of Coercion and Control Anke Richter is organising Decult, a conference due to take…

Articles, Legal: Criminal Court

Gloriavale man on trial for 20 child sex offences

November 20, 2023: Joanne Naish | The Press | A man is on trial for 20 charges of sexual offending against children spanning more than 30 years at the Gloriavale Christian community. Jonathan Benjamin, 58, is facing a jury trial in the Greymouth District Court. He has pleaded not guilty to four charges…

Articles, Audio, Gloriavale Film/Docuseries

GLORIAVALE – Noel Smyth & Fergus Grady Interview

November 3, 2023: Brand new doco Gloriavale is in cinemas today and this week the men who created the film Noel Smyth and Fergus Grady spoke to Dave Griffiths about the film. Take a listen to the full interview below: Gloriavale Interview…

Articles, Audio, Education

‘We’ve been failed’ – Former Gloriavale student angry at lost education opportunities

November 3, 2023: RNZ A former Gloriavale student is angry about the education she missed out on at school in the secretive South Island community, where she says girls are told their future is cooking and sewing. A recent ERO report of Gloriavale Christian School found 20 percent of students have been absent from class,…

Articles, Audio

Gloriavale students made to ‘put on a good show’ for ERO inspectors

November 2, 2023: RNZ | Checkpoint | A former Gloriavale resident’s revealed students were made to “put on a good show” for inspectors. Her comments follow a recent ERO report which slams the private school inside the secretive South Island community. The report lists a raft of serious failings: 20 percent of enrolled…

Articles, Education

Gloriavale school – no need to plan because the Lord’s coming back

November 2, 2023: By Joanne Naish | The Press | Two former Gloriavale teachers say the community’s belief that the Lord was coming back really soon impacted planning and training at the school. They’ve spoken out following a damning Education Review Office (ERO) report and claim issues at the religious community’s school should…

Articles, Audio, Education

Resounding failure for Gloriavale school in latest ERO report

November 1, 2023: RNZ | Checkpoint | Listen to Victory and Hopeful Disciple’s interview with Lisa Owen. Hopeful and Victory Disciple left the secretive West Coast community with their six children, who they said were still recovering from the trauma they endured at the school. Photo: RNZ / Jean Edwards Former Gloriavale members say the…

Articles, Education

Resounding failure for Gloriavale school in latest ERO report

November 1, 2023: RNZ | Checkpoint | Former Gloriavale members say the way children are treated at the community’s school is tantamount to abuse and they want it shut down. Their comments follow a damning Education Review Office report which identified a raft of failings at Gloriavale Christian School including not providing an adequate education…

Articles, Legal: Criminal Court

Man charged with sexual offending at Gloriavale

November 1, 2023: By Joanne Naish |The Press | A man has been charged with sexual offending at Gloriavale. He is facing two charges of indecent assault and one charge of sexually violating a woman in 2008. Continue reading: Man charged with sexual offending…

Articles, Education

School seeks outside help

November 1, 2023: By Laura Mills | Greymouth Star | Gloriavale School is looking for teachers from outside the closed community. The Education Review Office has just reported that schooling at Gloriavale is “precarious” and at a lower standard than in State schools. It identified a raft of things that must be fixed…

Christchurch to host Australasia’s first cult awareness conference

Gloriavale man on trial for 20 child sex offences

GLORIAVALE – Noel Smyth & Fergus Grady Interview

‘We’ve been failed’ – Former Gloriavale student angry at lost education opportunities

Gloriavale students made to ‘put on a good show’ for ERO inspectors

Gloriavale school – no need to plan because the Lord’s coming back

Resounding failure for Gloriavale school in latest ERO report

Resounding failure for Gloriavale school in latest ERO report

Man charged with sexual offending at Gloriavale

School seeks outside help

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