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Gloriavale teacher jailed for 4 years for 40 years of crimes

August 9, 2024: | RNZ | Checkpoint | Just Standfast was sentenced to four years imprisonment for the offending that took place over a 40 year period inside the secretive Christchurch community. Adam Burns was at the Greymouth District Court, and a warning some of the details in his report are distressing. Audio…

Articles, Audio

Immediate action needed at Gloriavale – Abuse in Care Inquiry

July 25, 2024: | RNZ | Checkpoint | The Royal Commission into Abuse in Care has urged the government to do everything it can to ensure the safety of Gloriavale members and their children. The inquiry found Gloriavale’s Overseeing Shepherd and senior leaders at fault for allowing physical and sexual abuse at the…

Articles, Audio, Legal: High Court

Former members file lawsuit against Gloriavale

July 23, 2024: | RNZ | Midday Report | A support group for Gloriavale leavers says there will be an “underground murmuring” within the community today in the wake of news that former members are bringing a lawsuit against leaders with allegations of slavery. Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust manager Liz Gregory spoke to…

Articles, Audio, Legal: High Court

Former members file multi-million-dollar slavery lawsuit

July 23, 2024: | RNZ | Jean Edwards | A multi-million-dollar class action lawsuit has been filed against Gloriavale and five government agencies by former members who claim they were held as slaves from birth by the Christian community’s leaders. Anna Courage, Pearl Valor, Gideon Benjamin and Hosea Courage are also seeking a…

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Brian Henry: Lawyer on the former Gloriavale members planning to sue the Crown for negligence

July 3, 2024: | RNZ | NewstalkZB | Several former Gloriavale workers are planning to sue the Crown for negligence. Members of the group have accused public servants of knowing about the slave labour within the community – and refusing to do anything about it. Lawyer Brian Henry says these public servants knew…

Articles, Audio, Legal: High Court

BNZ to challenge Gloriavale over their use of banking services

June 26, 2024: | RNZ | Jenee Tibshraeny | Gloriavale has taken a knock in its battle to maintain access to banking services. BNZ has been trying to close Gloriavale’s accounts for the last two years, and the Court of Appeal is allowing BNZ to challenge that injunction. NZ Herald Wellington business editor…

Articles, Audio

Gloriavale leaver comes 2nd in national pie making contest

June 19, 2024: | RNZ | Checkpoint | Lianna MacFarlane, a Gloriavale leaver speaks to Lisa Owen about coming second in an iconic national pie making contest after starting out as a cleaner in a Timaru baker and working her way up the night manager’s job.…

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Gloriavale leaver discovers new life working at Timaru bakery

June 19, 2024: | RNZ | A Gloriavale leaver has come second in an iconic national pie making contest after starting out as a cleaner in a Timaru bakery and working her way up to the night manager’s job. Lianna MacFarlane had not even made pies before her boss insisted that she should…

Articles, Audio

Around the motu: Tim Brown in Christchurch

April 4, 2024: | RNZ | Tim Brown | RNZ’s reporter in Christchurch Tim Brown discusses the latest revelations about Gloriavale, the controversy around SailGP and Hector’s dolphins, the intersection of the economy and environment; and the financial struggles of the Arts Centre.…

Articles, Audio

Govt taken to court over delays in tackling Gloriavale abuse

March 27, 2024: | RNZ | Ingrid Hipkiss | A leading lawyer is taking multiple government departments to court for delays in tackling abuse at the Christian Community of Gloriavale. Barrister Brian Henry has filed proceedings against Oranga Tamariki, the Department of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Social Development and Labour Inspectorate, after sending…

Gloriavale teacher jailed for 4 years for 40 years of crimes

Immediate action needed at Gloriavale – Abuse in Care Inquiry

Former members file lawsuit against Gloriavale

Former members file multi-million-dollar slavery lawsuit

Brian Henry: Lawyer on the former Gloriavale members planning to sue the Crown for negligence

BNZ to challenge Gloriavale over their use of banking services

Gloriavale leaver comes 2nd in national pie making contest

Gloriavale leaver discovers new life working at Timaru bakery

Around the motu: Tim Brown in Christchurch

Govt taken to court over delays in tackling Gloriavale abuse

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