Children’s Minister defends handling of Gloriavale child safety concerns

June 30, 2026: | RNZ | Action to address child safety concerns at Gloriavale Christian community was already underway when the Education Review Office formally raised them in writing, the Minister for Children…

Oranga Tamariki takes months to respond to Gloriavale child safety concerns

June 30, 2026: | RNZ | Jean Edwards | Oranga Tamariki took months to respond to an Education Review Office letter raising “serious and immediate concerns” about children at Gloriavale after it was…

Gloriavale Education

June 25, 2026: | Greymouth Star | Subscription Only | It was disturbing to read Ariana Stewart’s report (Greymouth Star, June 9) on the treatment of the Gloriavale homeschooling community and the role…

Trapped in an unsafe school? Inside the warnings behind the Government’s Gloriavale School closure order

June 20, 2026: | NZ Herald | Neil Reid | Gloriavale Christian School skipped police vetting for staff, and employed people with “convictions unsuitable for work with children”, according to senior education officials.…

Gloriavale Homeschooling U-Turn

June 9, 2026: | Greymouth Star |Subscription Only The Government has backtracked on a last-minute controversial change to homeschooling, which a New Zealand Home Education consultant says sprang from its recent audit of…

Government backs down on last-minute homeschooling law change

May 27, 2026: | RNZ | Craig McCulloch | Education Minister Erica Stanford has dumped rushed plans for new restrictions on homeschooling after a loud backlash from those affected. Parties from across both…

Gloriavale is again testing how New Zealand protects children inside closed communities

May 27, 2026: | NZ Today|  全搜索深度调查记者Josh | The latest reporting on Gloriavale is not only a story about one isolated Christian community on the West Coast. It is a test of how…