Ex-Gloriavale leader appeals imprisonment for touching girls

February 23, 2026: | The Press | Brett Kerr-Laurie | Former Gloriavale leader Howard Temple says his 26-month prison sentence for inappropriately touching girls over two decades is unfair. Through his lawyer, Temple,…

Gloriavale leader Howard Temple appeals ‘excessive’ jail sentence

February 19, 2026: | RNZ | Keiller MacDuff | The lawyer for convicted sex offender and former Gloriavale leader Howard Temple claims jailing the 85-year-old was excessive. Temple was sentenced to 26 months’ jail…

Gloriavale leader Howard Temple appeals ‘manifestly excessive’ sentence

February 19, 2026: | NZ Herald | Anna Leask | Disgraced former Gloriavale leader Howard Temple has appealed the jail sentence handed down to him in December after he admitted a raft of…

Gloriavale man beat children with weapons as they worked, jury finds

January 29, 2026: | The Press | Joanne Naish and Brett Kerr-Laurie | A Gloriavale man assaulted boys with sticks, plastic pipes, broom handles, a shovel and a pitchfork while supervising them at…

Former Gloriavale figure tells jury he was beaten as child worker

January 26, 2026: | The Press | Joanne Naish | A former Gloriavale man whose arranged marriage featured in a national television documentary has told a jury he was repeatedly beaten as a…

Convicted sex offender Howard Temple spotted at community market

January 4, 2026: | The Indian Weekender | IWK Bureau | Convicted sex offender and former Gloriavale leader Howard Temple has sparked renewed controversy after being seen at a community market on the…

Convicted sex offender Howard Temple attends community market while on bail

January 3, 2026: | 1News | Ryan Boswell | Convicted sex offender Howard Temple has ignited more controversy after attending a community market on the West Coast. The former Gloriavale leader pleaded guilty to twelve…

Utterly appalling’: Outrage as Gloriavale sex offender Howard Temple seen at market

January 2, 2026: | NZ Herald | Anna Leask || NewstalkZB | Anna Leask | Disgraced former Gloriavale leader and convicted sex offender Howard Temple has sparked outrage by attending a community market…