Videos Archives – Page 3 of 28 – Gloriavale Leavers' Support Trust

Gloriavale’s private school to close amid safety concerns, lawyer responds

December 19, 2025: | NZ Herald | Gloriavale leavers lawyer, Brian Henry reveals details about the schools closure.…

He had the power’: Ex-Gloriavale leader faces sentencing for sex abuse of girls, women

December 12, 2025: | NZ Herald | Anna Leask | The disgraced former leader of the infamous Christian community, Gloriavale, will be sentenced today, Anna Leask reports.…

Articles, Legal: Criminal Court, Videos

‘Not how you look after your flock’: Gloriavale’s former leader sentenced for decades of sexual abuse

December 12, 2025: | Stuff | Gloriavale leader on trial for decades of alleged sexual abuse (Video published July 2025) VIDEO CREDIT: ThreeNews Gloriavale’s once-powerful leader has been sentenced to over two years in prison for a catalogue of sexual offences that targeted girls and young women over more than two decades. Howard Temple, 85, was…

Articles, Cults and Sects, Videos

Part Two Can You Escape a High Control Group Like This

December 12, 2025: | Laura X Timber | In this powerful interview, we sit down with the woman leading the rescue mission for people escaping the Gloriavale cult — one of New Zealand’s most extreme and isolated religious communities. Liz from the Gloriavale Leavers Trust reveals: This episode dives deep into themes of…

Articles, Cults and Sects, Videos

Escaping the Gloriavale Cult: The Woman Leading the Rescue Mission

December 6, 2025: | Laura X Timber | In this powerful interview, we sit down with the woman leading the rescue mission for people escaping the Gloriavale cult — one of New Zealand’s most extreme and isolated religious communities. Liz from the Gloriavale Leavers Trust reveals: This episode dives deep into themes of…

Articles, Videos

Lawyer Dennis Gates accuses Government of ‘double standards’ over Tom Phillips inquiry

November 28, 2025: | NZ Herald | Michael Morrah | A lawyer says the Government has displayed “double standards” over its inquiry into the disappearance of Tom Phillips’ children, given the failure to do the same for children living at Gloriavale. Attorney-General Judith Collins has announced a public inquiry will be held to…

Articles, Videos

Former Gloriavale member Clem Ready says children ‘slaves to a cult system’ despite checks

November 27, 2025: | NZ Herald | Michael Morrah | Seeking religious solace, Clem Ready joined the Gloriavale community as a 19-year-old. The then teenager wanted to be closer to God but as the years passed, he became disillusioned with the sect’s leaders. His questioning of their beliefs led to a spectacular clash…