‘Own your failings’: Gloriavale leavers say work accidents the norm inside commune

August 27, 2026: | RNZ | Adam Burns | Gloriavale leaders – facing $40 million worth of employment claims sought by dozens of former members – were being urged to “accept accountability for their failings”,…

Gloriavale leavers seek $40 million in landmark slavery claims

August 27, 2026: | HRD | Employment Law | Sixty-one leavers have filed ERA claims alleging child labour, servitude and systemic wage theft Nearly $40 million in lost wages and compensation is being…

‘Modern day slavery’: Gloriavale leavers file $40m lost wages and entitlements claim against Overseeing Shepherd

August 26, 2026: | RNZ | Jean Edwards | Sixty-one Gloriavale leavers have filed Employment Relations Authority claims against the Christian community’s Overseeing Shepherd for lost wages, entitlements, compensation and damages totalling almost…

61 former Gloriavale workers file almost $40m claim for years of unpaid labour

August 26, 2026: | The Press | Joanne Naish | Sixty-one former Gloriavale members are seeking almost $40m compensation for years of unpaid labour, denied employment entitlements, and workplace abuse. The statement of…

Former Gloriavale members seek damages after Employment Court win against Labour Inspectorate

August 13, 2026: | RNZ | Jean Edwards | Nine former Gloriavale members are seeking damages and declarations of slavery and servitude following a court ruling that the Labour Inspectorate made legal errors…