: | RNZ | Paddy Gower | Former members of the Gloriavale Christian Community are coming to terms with an apology for delivered to those who suffered “pain and suffering” at the commune. Gloriavale leaver John Ready spoke to Paddy Gower.…
: | RNZ | Samantha Gee | Former Gloriavale members say an apology from the community’s leaders is insincere and they have concerns abuse will continue at the West Coast community. Last July, the Royal Commission of Inquiry into historic Abuse in Care requested Gloriavale publicly apologise to former members for the neglect…
: | NewstalkZB | A Gloriavale leaver has outlined his ‘livid’ reaction to yesterday’s apology from community leader Howard Temple. The Royal Commission of Inquiry requested an apology, after establishing a pattern of abuse. Temple thanked those who’d reported it – and accepted the Commission’s Safety of Care recommendation. But former…
: | RNZ | A Gloriavale leader has made a public apology to the community’s many victims for the historic abuse they suffered. It comes after the Royal Commission of Inquiry into historic Abuse in Care requested Gloriavale apologise to its members, last July. Overseeing Shepherd Howard Temple delivered an apology…
: | Stuff | Shilpy Arora| A West Coast fundamentalist Christian community has offered “deepest apologies” after admitting historic abuse occurred to people in their care over four decades. Gloriavale leaders on Sunday said they were “deeply sorry” after the Royal Commission of Inquiry found abuse took place in the church community…
: | 1News Reporters | Gloriavale leaders say they are “deeply sorry” for historic abuse that took place within the community and has apologised to survivors, saying it failed to provide a safe and supportive environment. An apology letter issued by Howard Temple on behalf of the West Coast commune’s leaders…
: | NZ Herald | Anna Leask | Gloriavale’s leader has made a public apology for any “pain and suffering” experienced by its members. He offered thanks to all members who have reported abuse to New Zealand’s authorities – acknowledging previous leaders breached their trust and did not keep them safe. The apology was…
: | Stuff | A former member of Gloriavale says an apology from leader Howard Temple for historic sexual abuse in the community made him feel physically sick. Temple told Gloriavale members he was sorry for their pain and suffering and admitted past leaders didn’t keep them safe. The public apology…
: | NZ Herald | D. J. Gates | What about the abuse at Gloriavale? The Government’s recent Abuse in Care apology rings hollow to those in Gloriavale who continue to live under a regime that enforces misogyny, deliberately entraps its young in the remote central West Coast, miseducates its people and is facing a crisis among its…
: | RNZ | Lillian Hanly | Survivors of abuse in care arrived at Parliament today to hear the formal apology from the state which oversaw and inflicted harm on children. Public sector leaders from Oranga Tamariki, the Ministry of Health, New Zealand Police, and Ministry of Education also apologised, as did the…
