Gloriavale teacher Malachi Faithful censured over vacuum pipe assault on student

October 1, 2026: | NZ Herald | Brianna McIlraith | When a 14-year-old student made an “obnoxious comment” to Gloriavale teacher Malachi Faithful, he smacked him with a vacuum cleaner pipe. The incident…

Gloriavale teacher censured for striking student with vacuum cleaner pipe

September 30, 2026: | The Press | Joanne Naish | A Gloriavale teacher has been censured after hitting a student with a vacuum cleaner pipe for making “an obnoxious remark”. The New Zealand…

Gloriavale teacher censured for serious misconduct after striking student

September 29, 2026: | RNZ | A Gloriavale teacher has been censured for serious misconduct after striking a 14-year-old student with a vacuum cleaner pipe. Malachi Faithful hit the student on the leg…

Gloriavale teacher committed serious misconduct by striking student with vacuum pipe

September 29, 2026: | Stuff | A teacher who struck a 14-year-old student with a vacuum cleaner pipe after the teenager made an obnoxious remark has been censured for serious misconduct. The New…

Homeschool saga: ERO warned Education Minister Erica Stanford months before Tom Phillips revelation

September 17, 2026: | NZ Herald | Hannah Brown | Six months before the Herald revealed that fugitive dad Tom Phillips was a Ministry-approved homeschooling parent, the Education Review Office warned Education Minister…

Gloriavale school closure welcomed

September 6, 2026: | NCWNZ | NCWNZ is enormously pleased to learn that the secretary for education has acknowledged the lack of safety, unsound conditions, and poor education standards at Gloriavale Christian School,…

Children’s Commissioner Supports Closure Of Gloriavale Christian School

September 5, 2026: | Scoop | Mana Mokopuna | Children’s Commissioner Jane Searle says the wellbeing, safety and rights of children must be the priority following yesterday’s confirmation that Gloriavale Christian School’s registration…

Gloriavale fighting move to shut school

September 4, 2026: | Greymouth Star | Arianna Stewart | Ministry urges court to act The Ministry of Education has made a fresh attempt to cancel Gloriavale Christian School’s registration while the Glorivale…

Children First: Commissioner Backs Gloriavale School Closure and Calls for Safe Transition

September 4, 2026: | Waatea Digital | Matthew Tukaki | Children’s Commissioner Jane Searle says the safety, wellbeing and rights of children must now drive every decision following confirmation that Gloriavale Christian School’s…