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Liz Gregory’s Blog

An Open Letter to Hon Carmel Sepuloni

Dear Hon Sepuloni I am writing to express concern about some comments you made on The Nation TV3 Saturday 26/08/2023 regarding Gloriavale. I run the...

Cult Chat Podcast is here!

Meet Cult Chat! Cult Chat is a podcast collaboration project between three organisations, who are raising awareness about control, coercion, and...

Gloriavale Seeks to Appeal Employment Court Ruling

Opinion Piece by Liz Gregory. It was no surprise to hear that Gloriavale has sought leave to appeal the Pilgrim Employment Court ruling. The...

Modern Day Slavery – closer to home?

Opinion Piece by Liz Gregory. I think it’s time to state the obvious.  If it looks like Slavery, smells like Slavery, it might be Slavery. Did...

Did ERO make an ERROR?

Opinion Piece by Liz Gregory. The news broke a few days after the Employment Court ruling, that ERO (Education Review Office) was doing a review of...

Spotlight on Education

Authored by Liz Gregory. These has been a bit of noise on the airwaves since the Employment Court Ruling last week relating to Education in...

Employment Court Win – Summary of Judgment

Opinion piece: Liz Gregory. (Thoughts, opinions and views expressed here belong to Liz Gregory and may or may not represent the views of the...

It’s a Win!

Opinion piece: Liz Gregory The phone call everyone was waiting for came late afternoon on a Wednesday. On Thursday morning 13 July, 2023 the...

John Ready Sentencing Reflections

Author: Liz Gregory The Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust assists people leaving Gloriavale – and you need to know it’s a messy and...

Gloriavale v BNZ: Christian community fights to keep bank accounts

By Jake Kenny | Stuff | Gloriavale is fighting to keep its Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) accounts open after the bank tried to dump the Christian...

Top Ten Court Moments

Opinion Piece: Liz Gregory It’s difficult to distill a 12-week hearing, that stretched across seven calendar months, into a top Ten, but...

What is a Cult?

What is a Cult? Some axiomatic principles taken from Matthew Remski Cults aren’t defined by their content (political, religious, psychedelic), they...

Dr Norris said…

Opinion piece: Liz Gregory Part way through the Girls’ Employment court hearing (Pilgrim case), it was proposed that the judge appoint a Court...

5 Key Outcomes Imposed on Gloriavale

Opinion piece: Liz Gregory. (Thoughts, opinions and views expressed here belong to Liz Gregory and may or may not represent the views of all leavers...