Gloriavale children harmed by decades of government inaction – leavers

October 21, 2024: | RNZ | Jean Edwards | Gloriavale leavers and their advocates have condemned what they say is 30 years of inaction by bureaucrats and politicians, warning the Christian community’s 400…

Changing the c-word: Cult survivors on sensationalism and stigma

October 3, 2024: | RNZ | Anke Richter | Opinion – Cults are a hot topic – from Netflix to the High Court – but the stereotypes that come with them can hurt their victims. Survivor-focused reporting will…

Sect minister who has admitted child sex abuse was allowed to continue home meetings

September 25, 2024: | RNZ | Amy Easton | Members of an underground sect probed by the FBI want to know how a man with a reputation for being a sexual predator was…

Inside NZ’s most Notorious Cults w/ Anke Richter

August 16, 2024: | Rova | Duncan Garner | From Centrepoint to Gloriavale, some of our most notorious cults will be in the spotlight at ‘Decult’ – Australasia’s first cult awareness conference. It…

Cults and control: Why do people fall for the tricks of cult recruiters?

June 22, 2024: | The Press | Philip Mathews | Janja Lalich lives in northern California, across the bay from San Francisco. An ideal spot, you might think, for a specialist on cults. This…

New Zealand cults hit the world stage

June 12, 2024: | The Press | Phillip Matthews | Is New Zealand a little bit culty? That question will be asked at the International Cultic Studies Association conference in Barcelona, Spain, next…

Cult Chat Wins At 2024 NZ Radio And Podcast Awards

June 7, 2024: | Scoop Business | Plains FM 96.9 | Cult Chat has won Best Community Access Programme for 2024 at the NZ Radio and Podcast Awards announced in Auckland last night (6 June…