: By Ryan Boswell – 1 News – 23/06/2021 The Gloriavale Leavers Support Trust has launched the Emergency Welfare Appeal to help people reintegrate into the outside world. A video has been created featuring over 25 children whose families have been helped by the trust. See Givealittle video here: https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/gloriavale-leavers-emergency-appeal Spokeswoman…
: By Joanne Naish – Stuff – 23/06/2021 [Video link to Givealittle Gloriavale Leavers Emergency Appeal: https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/gloriavale-leavers-emergency-appeal Increasing numbers of people are leaving Gloriavale and urgently need support, a charity for leavers says. The Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust says urgent support is needed for dozens of members leaving the reclusive West…
: 1 News – 10/06/2021 [Video can be viewed in article link] The running of the religious community of Gloriavale on the West Coast will be reviewed by the Public Trust for the next 18 months. That’s the outcome of a judicial settlement conference between the trust that runs the secretive…
: By Joanne Naish – Stuff – 20/05/2021 [Video can be viewed in article link] Former Gloriavale members say claims made by leaders in documents just released by the High Court do not reflect their experience of life inside the secluded West Coast community. Some former Gloriavale members have asked the…
: By Liz McDonald and Joanne Naish – Stuff – 19/05/2021 Gloriavale leaders are defending claims they have breached their duties to members of the Gloriavale community as they fight a landmark civil action taken out by former members. The plaintiffs have asked the High Court to give control of the…
: By Joanne Naish – Stuff – 18/05/2021 [Video can be viewed in article] A YouTuber who spent a weekend at the isolated West Coast religious community of Gloriavale says the experience surpassed his “wildest imagination”. Caleb Jack, an online “content creator” and camera operator, said he was intrigued by the…
: By Joanne Naish – Stuff – 12/05/2021 A 21-year-old man has pleaded guilty to doing an indecent act on three boys at the Gloriavale Christian Community. A police inquiry into allegations of child sexual abuse at the West Coast community has been under way since July. Police, supported by Oranga…
: Keith Matthews – Stuff – 11/05/2021 [Video can be viewed in article link] “Quietly but steadily the walls of Gloriavale have grown in 11 years, transforming a remote cow paddock above Lake Haupiri into a modern three-storey complex that stands like a temple on the bottom slopes of the Southern…
: By Amanda Cropp – Stuff – 18/04/2021 [Video can be viewed in article link] Running an airline, farming close to 7000 cows and deer, oil and gas exploration, hosting wealthy Americans on hunting expeditions, and selling sphagnum moss to Disneyland. The Gloriavale Christian Community’s business empire has certainly been diverse,…
: By Amanda Cropp – Stuff – 12/04/2021 [Video can be viewed in article link] The Gloriavale Christian Community has lost a contract to make Moo Chews snacks for children following questions about its employment practices. Moo Chews NZ announced on its Facebook page that it was looking for a new…