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Part Two Can You Escape a High Control Group Like This

December 12, 2025: | 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…

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The Panel Plus: Gloriavale

December 9, 2025: | 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…

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Escaping the Gloriavale Cult: The Woman Leading the Rescue Mission

December 6, 2025: | 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…

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Gloriavale leader Howard Temple resigns as Overseeing Shepherd

August 12, 2025: | 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…

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Episode 223: Gloriavale

July 15, 2025: | 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…

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Where Gloriana Pilgrim Former Gloriavale Member Finds God

June 18, 2025: | Star Radio | Lizzie Oakes | Put your trust in Jesus because he will lead you. Let go of everything else and God will be there’. Gloriana Pilgrim was…

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Heaven and Hell: The Dark Truth Behind NZ’s Centrepoint & Gloriavale Cults

May 3, 2025: | Award Ceremony and More | Step inside two of New Zealand’s most notorious communities—Centrepoint and Gloriavale. This video explores the disturbing realities behind their promises of utopia, revealing stories…

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The Dark Truth of Gloriavale: A New Zealand Cult

March 10, 2025: | Mystery Shack | Step inside one of the world’s most secretive and controversial religious communities—Gloriavale. Hidden deep in New Zealand’s remote wilderness, this isolated Christian sect has faced shocking…

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New Zealand government’s shameful modern slavery shutdown

November 21, 2024: | The Daily Blog | Ian Powell – Guest Blog | Slaves had existed in both ancient Greece and the Roman Empire. However, the word ‘slavery’ has a subsequent Latin…

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From Cult to Hope: Experts and former members to speak in Timaru

October 30, 2024: | Timaru Herald | Rachel Comer | Australasia’s first cult conference has had a spin-off for Timaru with an international expert and Gloriavale leavers to speak on the long-lasting impact…

Part Two Can You Escape a High Control Group Like This

The Panel Plus: Gloriavale

Escaping the Gloriavale Cult: The Woman Leading the Rescue Mission

Gloriavale leader Howard Temple resigns as Overseeing Shepherd

Episode 223: Gloriavale

Where Gloriana Pilgrim Former Gloriavale Member Finds God

Heaven and Hell: The Dark Truth Behind NZ’s Centrepoint & Gloriavale Cults

The Dark Truth of Gloriavale: A New Zealand Cult

New Zealand government’s shameful modern slavery shutdown

From Cult to Hope: Experts and former members to speak in Timaru

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