Gloriavale
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
Westland 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
21yo 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
Gloriavale leavers describe fear, oppression in community
Controlling, fearful, and oppressive - that's how people who've left the community of Gloriavale described their lives there. Video, Audio
Gloriavale escapees open up about harrowing ordeal
A family of nine that fled Gloriavale says the Christian community tried to separate their family to stop them from leaving. Mr and Mrs Ben-Canaan, who only want to be known by their last names, were… Video, Audio
What connects dancing naked in Paris with escaping from Gloriavale, success in extreme sport, and a life as a female engineer?
Four women tell Mirama Kamo stories from their adventurous lives: Hollie Woodhouse, Lilia Tarawa, Michelle Dickinson and Margaret Austin. Audio
West Coast storm disrupts milk deliveries
Westland Milk CEO Toni Brendish says roads damaged by wild weather on the West Coast are creating major headaches for farmers - and the travel delays couldn't have come at a worse time. Video, Audio
Gloriavale 'entitled' to make fund application - Shane Jones
The Regional Economic Development Minister says he didn't think communes would be applying for a share of the $3 billion provincial growth fund when it was set up, but Gloriavale has proven anyone can… Audio
Family calls for inquest into Gloriavale teen's death
The family of a teenager who died at the West Coast religious community of Gloriavale wants an inquest held.
