Part 1: Gloriavale School – Where were you When…?

December 22, 2025: Opinion piece: Liz Gregory. (Thoughts, opinions and views expressed here belong to Liz Gregory and may or may not represent the views of the Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust, former or current members of Gloriavale.). Part 1: Gloriavale School – Where were you when ….? Where were you when you heard…

What makes the Gloriavale children different to the Phillips children?

November 28, 2025: Opinion piece: Dennis Gates (Thoughts, opinions and views expressed here belong to Dennis Gates) Why is the Government being so inconsistent when it comes to dealing with slavery and sexual abuse at Gloriavale? That’s a question being asked by lawyer, Dennis Gates, after the Attorney General Judith Collins, today announced…

An Expensive and Noisy Week for Gloriavale

November 5, 2025: Opinion piece: Liz Gregory. (Thoughts, opinions and views expressed here belong to Liz Gregory and may or may not represent the views of the Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust, former or current members of Gloriavale.). Keep reading to find out which Facebook post had 39,000 views within 48 hours of a…

The Trouble with Gloriavale and a Liberal Progressive Democracy

October 30, 2025: | The Daily Blog | Martyn Bradbury | Minister won’t rule out closing Gloriavale amid ‘horrendous’ abuse claims A senior government minister has not ruled out closing Gloriavale, saying revelations in theHerald about a child disciplinary technique – likened to suffocation – are “horrendous”. It comes as the Herald has…

Stephen Standfast the New Gloriavale Leader after Howard Temple Pled guilty (Part 3/3)

September 3, 2025: Opinion piece: Liz Gregory. (Thoughts, opinions and views expressed here belong to Liz Gregory and may or may not represent the views of the Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust, former or current members of Gloriavale.). Part Three: Read Part One and Part Two for the background to this post. Should Howard…

Responses to Howard Temple’s Guilty Plea (Part 2/3)

September 3, 2025: Opinion piece: Liz Gregory. (Thoughts, opinions and views expressed here belong to Liz Gregory and may or may not represent the views of the Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust, former or current members of Gloriavale.). Part Two: Read Part One for the background to this post. On the ground views in…

Gloriavale’s Overseeing Shepherd, Howard Temple, pleads guilty to Indecent Assault Charges (Part 1/3)

September 3, 2025: Opinion piece: Liz Gregory. (Thoughts, opinions and views expressed here belong to Liz Gregory and may or may not represent the views of the Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust, former or current members of Gloriavale.). Part One: I’m pretty sure much of New Zealand was aware that recently the Overseeing Shepherd…

Gloriavale’s Apology: Healing Words or Hollow Gestures?

February 4, 2025: Opinion piece: Liz Gregory. (Thoughts, opinions and views expressed here belong to Liz Gregory and may or may not represent the views of the Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust, former or current members of Gloriavale.). On January 19, 2025, Gloriavale delivered an apology following the conclusion of the Royal Commission report…

2024 Summary of Changes at Gloriavale

December 30, 2024: Opinion piece: Liz Gregory. (Thoughts, opinions and views expressed here belong to Liz Gregory and may or may not represent the views of all leavers, current members or the Trust). Is Gloriavale Changing? There’s an interesting dynamic that I’ve noticed in the past year or two – where those who…