Gloriavale
Gloriavale funded community living costs with millions in govt money
Gloriavale Christian community received almost $5 million in government money in the 2021 financial year, while its church trust held more than $4 million in cash, a court has heard.
Gloriavale defence begins in Court
The Gloriavale School Principal says the Christian community and her way of life are being attacked by those who have chosen to leave. Gloriavale's leaders began their defence today in Employment… Audio
Ex-Gloriavale woman describes working a week after giving birth
A former Gloriavale member says she returned to labour-intensive work a week after her baby was born.
Crystal Loyal is one of six former Gloriavale women are seeking a ruling they were employees, not… Audio
Ex-manager of Gloriavale companies shares details in court
A former manager of multiple Gloriavale companies has told the Employment Court the religious community generates most of its money through Government benefits. A hearing has resumed today in… Audio
Sexual harassment of Gloriavale workers a 'normal' occurrence, court hears
Workplace sexual harassment was normal at Gloriavale, where leaders would grab girls' bottoms, unzip their dresses or ping their bra straps in the kitchen, a former member says.
First week of Gloriavale employment case
Six former Gloriavale members have taken the Christian community to the Employment Court.
The women are arguing the years of domestic work they did for the community equates to them being employees… Audio
Gloriavale leaders thought they were above law - ex-member
A former Gloriavale woman says the Christian community's leaders thought they were above the law.
The Employment Court has been hearing evidence from leavers who claim they were working in slave-like… Audio
Court hears distressing accounts from ex-Gloriavale women
Warning: Story contains content that some listeners might find upsetting.
A court has heard distressing testimony from a former Gloriavale woman who says her treatment at the secretive Christian… Audio
Blaming, shaming Gloriavale girls the norm, court told
A court has been told victim blaming and shaming was standard at Gloriavale, where girls caught in inappropriate relationships with married men were called 'whores'.
Six former Gloriavale women want… Audio
Gloriavale working conditions 'scandalous', plaintiffs tell Employment Court
A former Gloriavale member has told the Employment Court she would work until she fell asleep as a teenager in the closed Christian community.
Gloriavale women denied breaks while working long hours
A court has heard a Gloriavale woman sometimes didn't eat or drink while working extremely long hours, and would get in trouble if she stopped.
She's one of six former members seeking a ruling from… Audio
Gloriavale: Court set to hear of workers' 'slave-like conditions'
Six former Gloriavale women will tell a court they lived in "slave-like conditions" working as employees under an all-pervading regime of secular and religious control.
Gloriavale's secrets and the fight for justice
A new documentary gives an eye-opening look into the secrets of the Gloriavale Christian Community and the fight for justice by a group of former residents and supporters. Including never-before-seen… Video, Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: Booze and bad religion
In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Bryan Crump about new revelations on Gloriavale from John Campbell, a deeply personal take on booze culture from Patrick Gower… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: Booze and bad religion
In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Bryan Crump about new revelations on Gloriavale from John Campbell, a deeply personal take on booze culture from Patrick Gower…
AudioWestland Milk to stop collection from Gloriavale-operated farms as milking season ends
Westland Milk will stop collecting milk from Gloriavale next week to coincide with the end of the current milking season.
Gloriavale leaver reacts to community's apology over abuse
The leadership of Gloriavale is publicly repenting...issuing a statement apologising for failing to protect sex abuse victims and exploited workers.
A landmark court decision recently ruled that… Video, Audio
When the blinkers come off - leaving Gloriavale
After 50 years of a closed community on the West Coast, more and more people are leaving Gloriavale. Audio
When the blinkers come off - leaving Gloriavale
After 50 years of a closed community on the West Coast, more and more people are leaving Gloriavale.
Audio21yo admits indecently assaulting teen boys at Gloriavale
A 21-year-old man has today pleaded guilty to sexual abuse at the reclusive fundamentalist Gloriavale Christian Community.
Much of the detail has been suppressed, but our reporter Tim Brown was in… Video, Audio
