: | The Kotodama Podcast | Ep.21 | What happens when the place that raised you also abused and silenced you? In this deeply moving episode of the Kotodama Podcast, I sat down with Lilia Tarawa — bestselling author, brand coach, and former member of the infamous Gloriavale cult. Born into…
: | Stella Crime | Behind the peaceful image of rural New Zealand lies Gloriavale — a closed religious group where every aspect of life is controlled. Men, women, and children live under strict rules, limited contact with the outside world, and unquestioned authority. Former members describe psychological pressure, loss of…
: | 1News | Ryan Boswell | More than two decades after Auckland’s Centrepoint community was shut down, one survivor says New Zealand is still failing to protect people from high-control groups. Caroline Ansley, who lived at Centrepoint as a child, is joining forces with other cult survivors and their supporters…
: | Cults to Consciousness | Lilia Tarawa | Following up our incredible interview with Lilia Tarawa, today we go LIVE with her to further discuss what it was like escaping the Gloriavale cult. Founded by her grandfather, who was inspired by the Amish in the US, Gloriavale became an isolated…
: | Cults to Consciousness | Lilia Tarawa | Lilia Tarawa was raised in an isolated community in New Zealand started by her grandfather, called Gloriavale. Inspired by the Amish in the US, he implemented communal living, strict gender roles and even identical uniforms for its members. The numbers grew rapidly,…
: | NZ Herald | Paula Gosney | Paula Gosney’s doctoral work examines grooming, female objectification and the power dynamics that enable sexual abuse. As Gloriavale’s former leader is sentenced, academic researcher Paula Gosney argues that New Zealand is failing the hundreds of children who live within the community. Child Sexual…
: | RNZ | The Panel Plus | Wallace Chapman talks to Dr Rebecca Meiring, senior lecturer in exercise sciences at Auckland University about her research into the relationship between lifestyle behaviours and menopause. Then he talks to Decult director Anke Richter about New Zealand’s history of cults and whether we…
: | Laura X Timber | In this powerful interview, we sit down with the woman leading the rescue mission for people escaping the Gloriavale cult — one of New Zealand’s most extreme and isolated religious communities. Liz from the Gloriavale Leavers Trust reveals: This episode dives deep into themes of…
: | RNZ | Gloriavale leader Howard Temple has resigned as Overseeing Shepherd after being convicted of sexual offending against girls and women at the West Coast Christian community. Temple, 85, has been replaced by Shepherd Stephen Standfast. Temple pleaded guilty to five charges of indecent assault, five of doing an indecent act…
: | True Crime and Cocktails | YouTube | Commence listening at 35:38 Lauren and Christy deep dive the New Zealand cult Gloriavale. Christy’s research reveals the founder changing the rules to serve himself, SO many cases of abuse, and a suspicious death the cult tried to hide! So grab a…
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