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Filmmaker Noel Smyth Lifts The Lid On Gloriavale | Studio 10

November 3, 2022: Studio 10 Gloriavale Christian Community is surrounded by secrecy and controversy. Now a new documentary from acclaimed filmmaker Noel Smyth is lifting the lid on the elusive group. IG @noelsmythfilm…

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Ex Gloriavale member – “It almost seems like what he’s done is maybe not that bad”

November 2, 2022: Tova O’Brien | Today FM | A Gloriavale man charged with sexual offences against five children has had his jail sentence reduced. Timothy Disciple has lost his name suppression –…

Articles Audio Gloriavale Film/Docuseries

‘People Being Programmed’: Inside New Zealand’s Gloriavale Religious Cult

November 1, 2022: By Julie Fenwick | VICE | “You’re reared in those thoughts where it’s like ‘I owe the system something’… ‘Actually: I owe them my life’.” In Haupiri, on the West…

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Let’s Talk About Sects – Interview Episode: Gloriavale with Noel Smyth & Fergus Grady

October 19, 2022: By Sarah Steele – Let’s Talk About Sects – 19/10/2022 When widespread abuse is uncovered at a New Zealand cult, a family must turn to the legal system in an…

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RN Drive – The secrets inside Gloriavale

October 17, 2022: RN Drive, ABC, Sky Kirkham, Producer – 17/10/2022 Founded in New Zealand at the end of the 1960s by an Australian preacher, the Gloriavale Christian Community is home to around…

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Gloriavale’s top leader promises ‘no more abuse’ at the West Coast cult

October 13, 2022: By Joanne Naish and Katie Doyle | Stuff | The leader of Gloriavale has vowed that there will be “no more abuse” at the secretive West Coast Christian community but…

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Head of Gloriavale admits past abuse in religious community

October 13, 2022: By Jayden Holmes | Today FM | The head of Gloriavale has admitted abuse happened at the religious community. Howard Temple is making a rare public appearance at the inquiry…

Audio Cults and Sects

Anke Richter: delving into the world of cults and control

October 12, 2022: A chance meeting with a former resident of Bert Potter’s Centrepoint community started journalist Anke Richter on what became a decade-long deep dive into groups that exert high levels of…

Audio Legal: Girls' Employment Case

Ex-manager of Gloriavale companies shares details in court

September 19, 2022: | RNZ | Audio recording Follow this link : Ex-manager of Gloriavale companies shares details in court…

Audio Legal: Girls' Employment Case

RNZ – Gloriavale leaders thought they were above law – ex-member

September 1, 2022: RNZ – 1/09/2022 A former Gloriavale woman says the Christian community’s leaders thought they were above the law. The Employment Court has been hearing evidence from leavers who claim they…

Filmmaker Noel Smyth Lifts The Lid On Gloriavale | Studio 10

Ex Gloriavale member – “It almost seems like what he’s done is maybe not that bad”

‘People Being Programmed’: Inside New Zealand’s Gloriavale Religious Cult

Let’s Talk About Sects – Interview Episode: Gloriavale with Noel Smyth & Fergus Grady

RN Drive – The secrets inside Gloriavale

Gloriavale’s top leader promises ‘no more abuse’ at the West Coast cult

Head of Gloriavale admits past abuse in religious community

Anke Richter: delving into the world of cults and control

Ex-manager of Gloriavale companies shares details in court

RNZ – Gloriavale leaders thought they were above law – ex-member

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