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Stuff – Landmark Gloriavale employment ruling could open door for thousands of dollars in back pay

May 10, 2022: By Joanne Naish – Stuff – 10/05/2022 Former Gloriavale members who worked up to 70 hours a week for years were not volunteers, the Employment Court has ruled – a…

Stuff: Boy who lost three fingers working at a Gloriavale honey company drops case after facing ‘undue pressure’

April 21, 2022: By Joanne Naish | Stuff | A boy who lost three fingers while working at a Gloriavale honey company has dropped his Employment Court case. The 17-year-old has been granted…

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1 News – Little weight given to Gloriavale documents waiving workers’ rights

February 28, 2022: By Ryan Boswell – 1News – 28/02/2022 The Labour Inspectorate concedes it gave little weight to the documents Gloriavale members sign waiving workers’ rights. Senior labour inspector Hannah Crampton appeared…

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NZ Herald – Gloriavale: ‘Treated like slaves’ – Teenager wants justice for unpaid under-age workers

February 26, 2022: By Carolyne Meng-Yee – NZ Herald – 26/02/2022 At Gloriavale, Levi Courage felt that he had no freedom, no money, no way out. On a rainy night last June Courage…

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Stuff – Gloriavale – a community of devoted volunteers or a colony of slaves?

February 26, 2022: By Joanne Naish and Amber Allott – Stuff – 26/02/2022 Have New Zealand authorities been turning a blind eye to generations of slavery at Gloriavale or are its members willing…

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Stuff – Gloriavale leaders reject slavery claims, say members work ‘willingly’ and ‘lovingly’

February 24, 2022: By Joanne Naish – Stuff – 24/02/2022 A leader of Gloriavale has defended the community’s way of life and rejected claims of slavery. Peter Righteous, a senior leader or servant,…

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1 News – Former Gloriavale members want stories heard to drive change

February 24, 2022: By 1 News – Breakfast – 24/02/2022 A former Gloriavale resident says ex-members have been taking their stories to court because they want them heard and legally acknowledged. Lilia Tarawa,…

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1 News – Senior Gloriavale leader says no one ‘coerced’ to join

February 24, 2022: By Ryan Boswell – 1News – 24/02/2022 A senior leader in the Christian commune of Gloriavale claims members “choose to live a sharing, communal life” in the hope of “perfect…

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Stuff – Dark side of Gloriavale ‘needs to be brought to the light’, long-term resident says

February 23, 2022: By Amber Allott – Stuff – 23/02/2022 Forty of Sharon Ready’s 71 grandchildren still live in the isolated West Coast Christian community of Gloriavale. Ready still calls it home herself,…

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1 News – Former Gloriavale member calls it a ‘brutal control regime’

February 23, 2022: By Ryan Boswell – 1News – 23/02/2022 A former Gloriavale member struggled to hold back tears on Wednesday as he described the West Coast commune as a “brutal control regime”.…

Stuff – Landmark Gloriavale employment ruling could open door for thousands of dollars in back pay

Stuff: Boy who lost three fingers working at a Gloriavale honey company drops case after facing ‘undue pressure’

1 News – Little weight given to Gloriavale documents waiving workers’ rights

NZ Herald – Gloriavale: ‘Treated like slaves’ – Teenager wants justice for unpaid under-age workers

Stuff – Gloriavale – a community of devoted volunteers or a colony of slaves?

Stuff – Gloriavale leaders reject slavery claims, say members work ‘willingly’ and ‘lovingly’

1 News – Former Gloriavale members want stories heard to drive change

1 News – Senior Gloriavale leader says no one ‘coerced’ to join

Stuff – Dark side of Gloriavale ‘needs to be brought to the light’, long-term resident says

1 News – Former Gloriavale member calls it a ‘brutal control regime’

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