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Newstalk ZB – NZ Herald Reporter: Current Gloriavale leaders were born there and lack perspective

May 27, 2022: Newstalk ZB – Heather Du Plessis Allan Drive – 27/05/2022 Warnings it’s far past time Gloriavale asks the outside world what is and isn’t appropriate. The secretive Christian community has apologised today. Several members have been charged for child and sexual abuse crimes and the Employment Court has just ruled…

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Former Gloriavale principal suspended from teaching for hiding assault: RNZ

May 27, 2022: RNZ | Morning Report | A former Gloriavale Christian School principal has been suspended from teaching for three months for twice endorsing a teacher he knew had sexually assaulted a nine-year-old girl. Faithful Pilgrim was sanctioned for serious misconduct by the Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal for commending Just Standfast as being…

Articles, Audio, Legal: Employment Court

The Gloriavale Decision

May 26, 2022: | Access Media NZ | Angela Solomons | Angela Solomons from Taranaki Community Law discusses the recent employment court decision declaring that three former members of Gloriavale were employees from the age of 6 years. As Education Co-ordinator with Taranaki Community Law, Angela is passionate about justice, and about real…

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The Wire – Employment Court rules Gloriavale leavers are employees, legal experts weigh in

May 25, 2022: The Wire – 95 b FM – 25/05/2022 On May 10, New Zealand’s Employment Court reached a landmark decision against the Gloriavale religious community, classifying the work members do as employment, going against their claims that residents were volunteers. This comes after years of allegations against the Christian community that…

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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…

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RNZ – Ex-Gloriavale member urges govt agencies to enter community

May 12, 2022: RNZ Checkpoint – 12/05/2022 Video and audio can be seen in article link. A former Gloriavale resident who was used as unpaid child labour says it time government agencies went into the closed fundamentalist Christian community, opened their eyes and did their job. In landmark decision this week the employment…

Articles, Audio, Legal: Boys' Employment Case

Tova O’Brien – Gloriavale cannot hide behind the iron curtain of religion anymore

May 11, 2022: By Tova O’Brien – Today FM – 11/05/2022 I’m going to tread carefully here because I really don’t want this to be misconstrued as me trampling on anyone’s religious beliefs. I respect everyone’s choice to believe or not believe in any god. What I don’t respect is people hiding behind…

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Newstalk ZB – John MacDonald: Gloriavale is nothing short of modern-day slavery

May 11, 2022: Newstalk ZB – Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald – 11/05/2022 There is no place in New Zealand for an outfit like Gloriavale. It cannot be allowed to continue operating. And it is absolutely shameful that we have pretty much turned a blind eye to what’s been going on there for…

Articles, Audio, Legal: Boys' Employment Case

RNZ: Employment ruling: Ex-Gloriavale member hopes state investigates further

May 11, 2022: | RNZ | A former Gloriavale member who won a legal victory after being used as child labour says he hopes state agencies will investigate further. The Employment Court yesterday found three former members of the reclusive religious sect were effectively employees from the age of six until they left Gloriavale.…

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Dr Liz Gordon: Former MP and educational researcher strongly pushes for change in Gloriavale Newstalk ZB

May 11, 2022: | Newstalk ZB | John MacDonald | Dr Liz Gordon is a former MP and is currently an educational researcher. For 25 years she has been pushing for the closure of the school within Gloriavale, and to make public education possible for its residents. She spoke to Newstalk ZB Canterbury…

Newstalk ZB – NZ Herald Reporter: Current Gloriavale leaders were born there and lack perspective

Former Gloriavale principal suspended from teaching for hiding assault: RNZ

The Gloriavale Decision

The Wire – Employment Court rules Gloriavale leavers are employees, legal experts weigh in

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

RNZ – Ex-Gloriavale member urges govt agencies to enter community

Tova O’Brien – Gloriavale cannot hide behind the iron curtain of religion anymore

Newstalk ZB – John MacDonald: Gloriavale is nothing short of modern-day slavery

RNZ: Employment ruling: Ex-Gloriavale member hopes state investigates further

Dr Liz Gordon: Former MP and educational researcher strongly pushes for change in Gloriavale Newstalk ZB

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