1News – Major meat company ends relationship with Gloriavale

May 24, 2022: By Ryan Boswell – 1News – 24/05/2022 A major meat company is ending its relationship with the Christian commune of Gloriavale over workers’ rights. In a statement to 1News, Silver Fern Farms said it “has decided to begin the process to discontinue any commercial arrangements” with Gloriavale company Value Proteins.…

Stuff – Gloriavale factory loses meat company contract, and a worker’s third degree burns spark a WorkSafe investigation

May 24, 2022: By Amanda Cropp – Stuff – 24/05/2022 Silver Fern Farms is pulling out of supplying offal to a meal plant at the Gloriavale Christian Community because of concern about its labour practices, and other meat companies may follow suit. This comes on top of last week’s announcement that Westland Dairy…

RNZ – Jamie Mackay: This will snowball and everyone will end up blacklisting Gloriavale

May 24, 2022: RNZ – Newstalk ZB – Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive – 24/05/2022 Is Gloriavale the new Russia of the NZ Ag Sector? Silver Fern Farms has announced it will no longer be working with the Gloriavale Christian community after the Employment Court found they were making kids work. It’s National Lamb…

Freetipsquickly – Gloriavale working relationships mean children employees

May 20, 2022: By John Farrow – 20/05/2022 The Chief Judge of the Employment Court recently found that three former members of the Gloriavale Christian Community were employees. They had applied to the court for declarations to this effect. However, due to a complex structure, including limited liability companies, partnerships, a nominee company…

RNZ – Westland looks to suspend milk collection from Gloriavale operated farms

May 16, 2022: RNZ – 16/05/2022 Westland Milk is looking to suspend milk collection from dairy farms operated by Gloriavale. Last week the Employment Court ruled that members of the christian community who worked up to 70 hours a week for years were not volunteers. This opens the door for the labour inspectorate…

Stuff – Family desperate for dental care after years of little treatment at Gloriavale

May 15, 2022: By Joanne Naish – Stuff –  15/05/2022 A family who left Gloriavale nine months ago are fundraising for dental treatment they say was caused by years of being deprived of dental care. Hopeful Disciple and his wife Victory left the West Coast Christian community to protect their children. “Wrong was…

Stuff – Chained to a jo… er recreational activity they absolutely love

May 14, 2022: By Andrew Gunn – Stuff – 14/05/2022 OPINION/SATIRE: 215 BC, the Mediterranean Sea. A ROMAN GALLEY SHIP glides across the water. Inside, the GALLEY MASTER presides over a hundred sweaty, half-naked rowers, all toiling to pull their heavy oars to the beat of his drum. GM: Heave! Heave! Heave! There…

Stuff – Sexual misconduct advocate helps young woman escape Gloriavale for life of freedom

May 13, 2022: By Joanne Naish – Stuff – 13/05/2022 A former lawyer and advocate against sexual misconduct in the workplace who helped trigger New Zealand’s #MeToo movement has been helping a woman escape Gloriavale. The woman, who did not want to be named, fled the secretive West Coast community last year. Olivia…