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Gloriavale leavers falling into ‘carefully laid trap’ – lawyer

November 1, 2023: By Shannon Redstall | The Press | A lawyer representing former Gloriavale members who won a recent Employment Court case believes they are walking into a “carefully laid trap” that would prevent them from receiving compensation from the secretive religious organisation. In July, Employment Court Chief Judge Christina Inglis declared…

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Gloriavale ordered to make its workplaces safer

November 1, 2023: | 1 News | The Gloriavale religious community has been told to make its workplaces safer. WorkSafe has followed up several warnings to the West Coast community in 2022, with six assessments this year. Those have led to an improvement notice to its Canaan Farming Engineering operation – to keep…

Articles, Legal: Girls' Employment Case

Concerns Howard Temple could declare bankruptcy, so he doesn’t have to pay Gloriavale employees

October 31, 2023: By Michael Morrah | Newshub | The lawyer for a group of women who were formally residents of Gloriavale has raised concerns at an Employment Court hearing in Wellington the community’s Overseeing Shepherd, Howard Temple, could end up bankrupt and not able to pay them for their time spent working…

Articles, Education

Gloriavale school slammed by Education Review Office

October 30, 2023: By Joanne Naish | The Press | Gloriavale’s school has come under fire from the Education Review Office (ERO) because it’s students are not progressing and achieving well, and their health and safety is not being monitored sufficiently. ERO found Gloriavale Christian School is not providing an adequate education to…

Articles, Education

Watchdog Report: Gloriavale Christian School Falls Short on Education Quality

October 30, 2023: By Chris Lynch |Christchurch’s Newsroom | A review conducted by the Education Review Office has raised serious concerns about the quality of education for school-aged children within the secluded Gloriavale community. The report unveiled challenges faced by the Gloriavale Christian School, affecting its capability to offer consistent and high-standard education.…

Articles, Education

Gloriavale school ‘not providing an adequate education’ – ERO

October 30, 2023: | 1 News | The Education Review Office (ERO) has put out a highly critical report on the Gloriavale Christian School, saying it is not providing an adequate education for a private school. Gloriavale is an isolated Christian community on the West Coast, and its school has 139 enrolled students.…

Articles, Audio

Taking on Gloriavale with Human Rights Lawyer, Stephen Patterson

October 20, 2023: Cult Hackers Human rights lawyer, Stephen Patterson joins us today to talk about his work representing ex-members of the New Zealand based Gloriavale religious group. Stephen provides insights into life in the group thanks to his many conversations with former members. It’s some of the worst exploitation we’ve heard about…

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Community support sought for container conversion project in Timaru

October 17, 2023: By Rachel Comer | Timaru Herald | A Timaru couple who support people leaving Gloriavale are hoping the community will help with a project transforming two 40-foot shipping containers into offices and meeting rooms. For the past 10 years, Liz and Graham Gregory have been involved with and hosted leavers…

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Work Continues Over Gloriavale

October 11, 2023: By Joanne Naish | Stuff | A 12-year-old boy at Gloriavale broke his arm reaching into a large washing machine – an incident revealed in documents from the government agencies monitoring the community. The documents were released under the Official Information Act by the all-of-Government response to the remote West…

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Banks not ‘moral arbiters’ – Gloriavale

September 25, 2023: By Laura Mills | Greymouth Star | Gloriavale has hit back at the banking sector as the BNZ tries to close its accounts, saying banks should not act as “moral arbiter”. The Lake Haupiri Christian community’s submission to the Commerce Commission inquiry into retail banking competition comes after the BNZ…

Gloriavale leavers falling into ‘carefully laid trap’ – lawyer

Gloriavale ordered to make its workplaces safer

Concerns Howard Temple could declare bankruptcy, so he doesn’t have to pay Gloriavale employees

Gloriavale school slammed by Education Review Office

Watchdog Report: Gloriavale Christian School Falls Short on Education Quality

Gloriavale school ‘not providing an adequate education’ – ERO

Taking on Gloriavale with Human Rights Lawyer, Stephen Patterson

Community support sought for container conversion project in Timaru

Work Continues Over Gloriavale

Banks not ‘moral arbiters’ – Gloriavale

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