Audio Archives – Page 2 of 15 – Gloriavale Leavers' Support Trust

Theo Pratt – Blue Dresses, Smacking Ladies and an Isolated Compound: Surviving Gloriavale

December 17, 2025: | Trust Me | Podcast | This week’s guest is Theo Pratt, survivor of Gloriavale, an isolated Christian cult hidden deep in rural New Zealand, and author of Unveiled: A Story of Surviving Gloriavale. She’ll talk about being raised on the strictly controlled commune where people were assigned new names,…

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“He set it up.”: Lawyer who represented Gloriavale leavers comments on former leader’s sentencing

December 12, 2025: | Newstalk ZB | Dennis Gates | Former Gloriavale leader Howard Temple has been sentenced to 26 months in jail for sexual offending. He had indecently assaulted young women and girls over a 20 year period at Gloriavale as recently as 2022. It comes as newly released documents show just…

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Children’s Commissioner launches anti-abuse ‘Dear Children’ campaign

December 8, 2025: | RNZ | Ellen O’Dwyer | The Children’s Commissioner has launched an urgent nationwide campaign against child abuse, calling on every adult to “front up” to the problem. Dr Claire Achmad said the ‘Dear Children’ awareness campaign, launched on Monday, called on the community to stand against physical, sexual, and…

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Gloriavale leaver opens up on ‘discipline’ techniques amid ongoing investigation

October 16, 2025: | NewstalkZB | Heather Du Plessis-Allan | A Gloriavale leaver is recalling the confronting impact of child discipline practices used in the sect. Police have issued two formal warnings to the community after investigating allegations parents would cover the noses and mouths of crying children. A Herald investigation has revealed…

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‘Incredibly dangerous’: New Gloriavale investigation uncovers concerns

October 16, 2025: | The Front Page Podcast | Chelsea Daniels | New details have emerged about a “mass allegation investigation” behind the scenes at Gloriavale. Authorities have been quietly involved in another months-long investigation there, with the Children’s Minister and Oranga Tamariki involved. This time, it relates to concerns that parents were…

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Gloriavale school could have registration removed

October 9, 2025: | RNZ | Checkpoint | A private school in the secretive Gloriavale christian sect could have it’s registration yanked because of serious concerns about whether it is providing a physically and emotionally safe environment for students. The Secretary of Education has written to the school, giving it five weeks to…

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Secretary for Education warns Gloriavale Christian School it may lose registration as private school

October 9, 2025: | RNZ | Jean Edwards | The Secretary for Education has written to Gloriavale Christian School advising that she is considering cancelling its registration as a private school. A July Education Review Office (ERO) report found the West Coast Christian community’s school had not met three of eight registration criteria and was…

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Children’s Commissioner calls for closure of Gloriavale primary school

August 14, 2025: | RNZ | Morning Report | The Children’s Commissioner is calling for the urgent closure of Gloriavale Christian School, saying she has zero confidence that students are safe. Children’s Commissioner Dr Claire Achmad spoke to Corin Dann.…

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Gloriavale Under Scrutiny – Labour Practices, Dairy Changes & Life After Leaving

August 13, 2025: | RCR | Marie Buscke | Talking with Maree Buscke, Gloriavale Leavers Support Trust manager Liz Gregory discusses the slow-moving legal cases against the controversial West Coast Christian community, including ongoing employment disputes, a guilty plea from leader Howard Temple on indecent assault charges, and the community’s attempts to dodge…

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Should the Govt intervene in Gloriavale?

August 1, 2025: | Newstalk ZB | Politics Friday |Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald Matt Doocey and Duncan Webb joined John MacDonald to give their thoughts on the biggest political stories of the week. Changes are likely coming to NCEA – are they needed? And should trades be given more support in schools? …

Theo Pratt – Blue Dresses, Smacking Ladies and an Isolated Compound: Surviving Gloriavale

“He set it up.”: Lawyer who represented Gloriavale leavers comments on former leader’s sentencing

Children’s Commissioner launches anti-abuse ‘Dear Children’ campaign

Gloriavale leaver opens up on ‘discipline’ techniques amid ongoing investigation

‘Incredibly dangerous’: New Gloriavale investigation uncovers concerns

Gloriavale school could have registration removed

Secretary for Education warns Gloriavale Christian School it may lose registration as private school

Children’s Commissioner calls for closure of Gloriavale primary school

Gloriavale Under Scrutiny – Labour Practices, Dairy Changes & Life After Leaving

Should the Govt intervene in Gloriavale?

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