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Gloriavale survivor Theophila Pratt talks life on the outside with Paula Bennett – Ask Me Anything

March 23, 2025: | New Zealand Herald | Paula Bennett | Even though she had always had her doubts about Gloriavale, it took Theophila Pratt until she was 18 to finally leave the community behind. But when her mum dropped her off at a bus stop in Greymouth, Pratt didn’t even know what…

Articles, Audio

Gloriavale survivor Theophila Pratt shares her story of resilience

March 23, 2025: | NZ Herald | Paula Bennett | iHeart | This week, Paula’s guest is Theophila Pratt. Born Honey Faithful in the Christian community of Gloriavale, Theophila never fit in, changing her name at 16 and eventually leaving at 18. She has shared her story in a new book, Unveiled, in…

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Unveiled: Theophila Pratt’s story of surviving Gloriavale

March 3, 2025: | RNZ | Nine to Noon | At age 18 Theophila Pratt was dropped at a bus stop in Greymouth – bound ultimately for a place called Auckland, that she’d heard of, but couldn’t place on a map. As her mother drove away, she told Theo the decision she’d just made…

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Gloriavale Survivor – Exposing Abuse & Cult in India, Consequences of Leaving

March 2, 2025: | The Dom Harvey Podcast | At just 18 years old, Theo Pratt made the terrifying decision to leave the Gloriavale cult and everything she’d ever known—her family, her home, her entire way of life- absolutely everything she had known since birth. She was dropped at a bus stop with…

Articles, Audio, Legal: Court of Appeal

Debanking in New Zealand: Lessons from Gloriavale

February 20, 2025: | MinterEllisonRuddWatts | Richard Gordon; Alex Church | In this episode, Litigation Partner, Richard Gordon talks to Senior Associate, Alex Church, about the outcome of a recent Court of Appeal case, Bank of New Zealand v The Christian Church Community Trust and others, commonly known as the Gloriavale case. Together they discuss the implications…

Articles, Audio, Royal Commission

Former members of Gloriavale come to terms with apology

January 21, 2025: | RNZ | Paddy Gower | Former members of the Gloriavale Christian Community are coming to terms with an apology for delivered to those who suffered “pain and suffering” at the commune. Gloriavale leaver John Ready spoke to Paddy Gower.…

Articles, Audio, Royal Commission

‘Insincere’: Former Gloriavale member voices disapproval with leader’s apology

January 20, 2025: | NewstalkZB | A Gloriavale leaver has outlined his ‘livid’ reaction to yesterday’s apology from community leader Howard Temple. The Royal Commission of Inquiry requested an apology, after establishing a pattern of abuse. Temple thanked those who’d reported it – and accepted the Commission’s Safety of Care recommendation. But former…

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Gloriavale’s past, present and future explored in documentary series

January 7, 2025: | The Front Page | Chelsea Daniels | While The Front Page is on summer break, we’re taking a look back at some of the biggest news stories and top-rated episodes from the podcast in 2024. For over 50 years, the secretive Christian community of Gloriavale has fascinated New…

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BNZ court ruling against Gloriavale. What do Leavers think?

December 12, 2024: | Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust | Gloriavale lost its bid to keep its bank accounts open with BNZ. They have fought this issue in the courts for two years after BNZ indicated it wanted to shut their accounts after a 2022 Employment Court ruling found Gloriavale had been involved in…

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Our Handling of Gloriavale is a National Shame

December 10, 2024: | Newstalk ZB | John MacDonald | Audio Transcript as follows: Surely this is the final straw for Gloriavale. Or, more to the point, surely it’s the final straw for the Government. Because it is absolutely shameful that it still exists. This final straw, by the way, is…

Gloriavale survivor Theophila Pratt talks life on the outside with Paula Bennett – Ask Me Anything

Gloriavale survivor Theophila Pratt shares her story of resilience

Unveiled: Theophila Pratt’s story of surviving Gloriavale

Gloriavale Survivor – Exposing Abuse & Cult in India, Consequences of Leaving

Debanking in New Zealand: Lessons from Gloriavale

Former members of Gloriavale come to terms with apology

‘Insincere’: Former Gloriavale member voices disapproval with leader’s apology

Gloriavale’s past, present and future explored in documentary series

BNZ court ruling against Gloriavale. What do Leavers think?

Our Handling of Gloriavale is a National Shame

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