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Home schoolers say Minister’s crack down unfair, unwarranted

May 26, 2026: | The Press | Cate McIntosh | Home schoolers say a last minute education law amendment which would significantly scale up oversight of home schooling has unfairly tarnished the 11,000…

Home schoolers fear ‘anything can be imposed’ in proposed changes

May 23, 2026: | 1News | James Fleury & Reuben Smith | The national body for home schoolers is calling last minute changes to an education bill “wrong and undemocratic”. On Monday, Education…

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‘Devotion: Obedience or Betrayal’ Trailer: New Doc Delves Into Real-Life ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Inspiration Cult

May 20, 2026: | TV Insider | Amanda Bell | They say it’s faith. Others call it a cult. With rare access inside Gloriavale, Devotion: Obedience or Betrayal reveals a closed religious community…

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Growing up Māori in Gloriavale: loving and leaving the only community you know

May 14, 2026: | RNZ | Mihingarangi Forbes | Annabelle Lee-Mather | At age 14, Valiant Overcomer climbed into the back of a truck as it drove out of Gloriavale towards what he…

Articles Cults and Sects

Growing up Māori at Gloriavale: Valiant Overcomer’s story

May 13, 2026: | RNZ | MATA Reports | [PG] At 14, Valiant Overcomer and two of his sisters fled the only world they’d ever known: Gloriavale. The Overcomers were one of the…

Articles Legal: Criminal Court

Years of silence broken as decade of abuse investigations at Gloriavale uncovered more than 80 victims

May 9, 2026: | The Press | Joanne Naish | One complaint from a former Gloriavale member a decade ago triggered a criminal justice process that exposed 22 offenders and more than 80…

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Ministry letters to Gloriavale Christian School reveal ‘multiple concerns’

Articles Legal: Criminal Court

Gloriavale man assaulted boys with brooms, pitchfork and shovel

May 5, 2026: | 1News | Ryan Boswell | A former Gloriavale member says he still feels the fear he experienced as a child, after coming face to face with the man convicted…

Articles Legal: Criminal Court

Gloriavale teacher Vigilant Standtrue sentenced for assaults on boys

May 5, 2026: | NZ Herald | Al Williams | Gloriavale teacher Vigilant Standtrue used a pitchfork, stick, pipe, axe handle, broom handle and shovel handle to assault multiple boys. One of those…

Articles Legal: Criminal Court

Gloriavale man Vigilant Standtrue sentenced to home detention on assault charges

May 5, 2026: | RNZ | Rachel Graham | A Gloriavale man has been sentenced to 10 months’ home detention for assaulting four boys he was supposed to be supervising with weapons including…

Home schoolers say Minister’s crack down unfair, unwarranted

Home schoolers fear ‘anything can be imposed’ in proposed changes

‘Devotion: Obedience or Betrayal’ Trailer: New Doc Delves Into Real-Life ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Inspiration Cult

Growing up Māori in Gloriavale: loving and leaving the only community you know

Growing up Māori at Gloriavale: Valiant Overcomer’s story

Years of silence broken as decade of abuse investigations at Gloriavale uncovered more than 80 victims

Ministry letters to Gloriavale Christian School reveal ‘multiple concerns’

Gloriavale man assaulted boys with brooms, pitchfork and shovel

Gloriavale teacher Vigilant Standtrue sentenced for assaults on boys

Gloriavale man Vigilant Standtrue sentenced to home detention on assault charges

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