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Ministry cancels Gloriavale school’s licence – what’s next?

December 19, 2025: | NewstalkZB | Ryan Bridge | Liz Gordon: Education researcher on the cancellation of Gloriavale school’s licence It’s thought the closure of Gloriavale school is more complicated than just finding a new school. The Secretary for Education has cancelled the Christian sect school’s licence, forcing it closed from January.…

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“Positive step forward”: Gloriavale’s school has registration cancelled, forced to shut down

December 19, 2025: | NewstalkZB | A push for the Government to use its powers to begin dismantling Gloriavale. The Secretary for Education has cancelled the Christian sect school’s licence, forcing it closed from January. The call comes just a week after former leader Howard Temple was sentenced to more than two…

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Gloriavale leaders to challenge school closure

December 19, 2025: | RNZ | Morning Report | Gloriavale’s leaders have announced they’ll challenge the forced closure of its school. Liz Gregory from the Gloriavale Leavers Supporter Trust spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.…

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Lawyer raises questions over Gloriavale private school after shutdown

December 18, 2025: | NewstalkZB|Brian Henry| Gloriavale’s private school has been ordered to close its doors, leaving a lawyer wondering how it ever managed to exist. The Education Review Office highlighted ongoing safety concerns in July, and the Ministry put the school on notice in October. The Ministry’s confirmed it’s cancelling the school’s…

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Gloriavale’s school to be shut down

December 18, 2025: | RNZ | Checkpoint | The school in the secretive west coast christian community, Gloriavale, is effectively being closed down.The Secretary for Education anounced she is cancelling Gloriavale Christian School’s registration effective from the 23 of January. Lawyer Brian Henry, who has represented Gloriavale leavers and called for the school…

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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…

Ministry cancels Gloriavale school’s licence – what’s next?

“Positive step forward”: Gloriavale’s school has registration cancelled, forced to shut down

Gloriavale leaders to challenge school closure

Lawyer raises questions over Gloriavale private school after shutdown

Gloriavale’s school to be shut down

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

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