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Three Gloriavale members injured in car crash on West Coast: Stuff

September 2, 2023: By Melanie Earley | Stuff | Three members of the Gloriavale community have been injured, one seriously, after a car ended up in a creek on the South Island’s West Coast. A police spokesperson confirmed the crash happened shortly after 3.30pm on Saturday on Nelson Creek-Bell Hill Rd, Hochstetter, on…

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What is the Government doing to keep the children of Gloriavale safe? | Newshub Nation

September 2, 2023: | Newshub Nation | Another week, another Gloriavale conviction, this one for violence and sex crimes. This week we went to parliament to find out what the government is doing to ensure the safety of the children there. Listen to the responses by following this link: What is the Government…

Articles, Legal: Criminal Court

Gloriavale man jailed for sexual assaults he told victim were educational: Stuff

August 30, 2023: By Jake Kenny | Stuff | A Gloriavale man made young girls strip naked while he took photographs of them, claiming he was “teaching” one victim when he sexually assaulted her. Peter Trust, a 51-year-old resident of the Gloriavale Christian Community and father of 11 children, also carried out “full-force…

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Gloriavale man forced girls to strip naked, pose sexually, and beat them with fence pipe: NZ Herald

August 30, 2023: By Emily Moorhouse | NZ Herald | WARNING: This article discusses sexual harm and may be distressing. A Gloriavale member who made young girls strip naked and touch themselves while he took photos of them said he was trying to “boost their confidence” and teach them how to “please their…

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Gloriavale Slavery Warrants Commission Of Enquiry: NZ First

August 26, 2023: Press Release: New Zealand First Party Today’s interview of the Deputy Prime Minister on The Nation was disturbing. I was in Cabinet between 2017 and 2020 Gloriavale was never drawn to my attention. To see the comfort being offered by the Regional Public Service Commissioner at the direction of the Cabinet…

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Carmel Sepuloni says Government’s had no indication Gloriavale children are unsafe

August 26, 2023: Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni says she’s had no suggestion by Government agencies children living at Gloriavale are unsafe. Her comments come in the wake of a recent employment court ruling which has reignited the longstanding allegations of slavery at the West Coast commune. Read full article and listen to…

Articles, Audio, Legal: Girls' Employment Case

Ex Gloriavale residents sceptical about proposed anti slavery laws: RNZ

August 21, 2023: Nine to Noon | RNZ | Interview with Brian Henry and Pearl Valor Former Gloriavale residents say they’re sceptical about government plans to pass a law banning modern slavery, saying nothing has been done to stop the practice over decades at the West Coast Christian community. A proposed law change…

Articles, Legal: Criminal Court

Gloriavale to appeal loss in employment case: RNZ

August 12, 2023: | RNZ | The Gloriavale Christian community has sought leave to appeal an Employment Court ruling that six women were employees, not volunteers. The former Gloriavale women took the West Coast community’s leaders to court, saying they were exploited and treated like slaves while working in domestic teams. The court’s…

Articles, Legal: Girls' Employment Case

‘Not treating people as humans’: Former Gloriavale women slam leaders’ appeal bid: The Press

August 12, 2023: By Joanne Naish | The Press | A decision by Gloriavale leaders to try appeal women’s employment rights has been labelled as “appalling” by one of the plaintiffs. Employment Court Chief Judge Christina Inglis declared the former Gloriavale women were employees rather than volunteers in her decision in July after a…

Articles, Legal: Girls' Employment Case

Gloriavale seeks to appeal decision ruling women should be treated as employees: Stuff

August 11, 2023: By Joanne Naish | Stuff | Gloriavale leaders claim they did not get a fair hearing in the Employment Court case that found women in the community are employees, not volunteers. The leaders have gone to the Appeal Court to ask for leave to appeal the Employment Court’s decision to…

Three Gloriavale members injured in car crash on West Coast: Stuff

What is the Government doing to keep the children of Gloriavale safe? | Newshub Nation

Gloriavale man jailed for sexual assaults he told victim were educational: Stuff

Gloriavale man forced girls to strip naked, pose sexually, and beat them with fence pipe: NZ Herald

Gloriavale Slavery Warrants Commission Of Enquiry: NZ First

Carmel Sepuloni says Government’s had no indication Gloriavale children are unsafe

Ex Gloriavale residents sceptical about proposed anti slavery laws: RNZ

Gloriavale to appeal loss in employment case: RNZ

‘Not treating people as humans’: Former Gloriavale women slam leaders’ appeal bid: The Press

Gloriavale seeks to appeal decision ruling women should be treated as employees: Stuff

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