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| March 19 2025 |
Gloriavale Christian Community
Coroner Cunninghame ruled Standtrue's death was an accidental 'blacking out', which was disputed by his sister Rose
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| March 18 2025 |
Destiny Church
Seven Destiny Church-linked individuals appeared at the Waitakere District Court on assault charges, with their defense lawyer applying for interim name suppression which was partially denied by the community magistrate.
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| March 17 2025 |
Destiny Church
Kiwa Hamiora-Te Hira pleaded guilty to eight sexual offences and was sentenced to six years and four months imprisonment at the Manukau District Court.
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| March 12 2025 |
Destiny Church
Police arrested and charged four individuals with assault charges related to the Te Atatū library protest.
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| March 8 2025 |
Destiny Church
Destiny Church counter-demonstrators attended Pride event in Wellington.
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| March 1 2025 |
Destiny Church
Destiny Church counter-demonstrators attended Pride event in Christchurch.
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| February 21 2025 |
Destiny Church
A Niu FM radio host was dismissed due to involvement in the Te Atatū Library protest.
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| February 17 2025 |
Destiny Church
Police launched an investigation into assault complaints related to the Te Atatū library protest.
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| February 15 2025 |
Destiny Church
Destiny Church's Man Up and Legacy groups disrupted a drag performer's show at Te Atatū's library, intimidating parents and children, which led to widespread political condemnation.
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| December 2024 | Lawsuits against ICOC were refiled in the Superior Court in Los Angeles, California (State Court). |
| December 9 2024 |
Gloriavale Christian Community
The Court of Appeal upheld BNZ's appeal against the injunction preventing the closure of Gloriavale's accounts, with BNZ agreeing to continue banking services for three months.
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| November 22 2024 |
Gloriavale Christian Community
Employment Court rules that the previous Overseeing Shepherd Hopeful Christian was the employer of Courage, Pilgrim, and Courage during their work periods in the Gloriavale Community.
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| August 2024 |
Destiny Church
Police confirm the suspect is now facing 17 charges of indecent assault and one charge of unlawful sexual connection involving five individuals, with historical allegations dating back to at least 2020.
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| July 23 2024 |
Gloriavale Christian Community
Four former Gloriavale members (Anna Courage, Pearl Valor, Gideon Benjamin, and Hosea Courage) filed a NZ$10 million class action lawsuit against Gloriavale and five government agencies, alleging they were held as slaves since birth and seeking a High Court ruling about child labour and government failure to protect children.
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| June 2024 |
Gloriavale Christian Community
The Court of Appeal of New Zealand allowed BNZ to challenge the interim injunction requiring the bank to maintain Gloriavale's accounts.
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| June 2024 |
Destiny Church
Sunita Torrance and Daniel Lockett filed a lawsuit against Destiny Church's leadership for allegedly interfering with their drag story events.
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| June 2024 |
Destiny Church
Police arrest and charge a 29-year-old former Destiny Church disciple with six charges of indecent assault against two individuals from a South Auckland youth group.
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| May 2024 |
Destiny Church
Tamaki publicly opposed the use of puberty blockers for transgender children and youth, and criticized the appointment of Dr Sue Bagshaw as the Government's lead investigator reviewing puberty blockers in New Zealand.
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| May 2024 |
Destiny Church
The New Zealand Herald reports on the sexual abuse allegations against a former Destiny Church youth group leader, with Tamaki expressing sympathy for victims while criticizing the media reporting.
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| May 23 2024 |
Gloriavale Christian Community
Rose Standtrue testified about her brother's experiences of bullying, shaming, and beatings at Gloriavale
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| May 20 2024 |
Gloriavale Christian Community
Coroner Alexandra Cunninghame began an inquiry into Sincere Standtrue's death
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| May 6 2024 |
Destiny Church
Brian Tamaki and Pastor Derek Tait led a Destiny Church protest against Te Tahi Youth health service in Christchurch, opposing transgender healthcare and the use of puberty blockers. The protest was monitored by Police and encountered counter-protesters.
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| April 2024 |
Destiny Church
Sunita Torrance of Rainbow Storytime NZ cancelled a nationwide tour to focus on a defamation case against Destiny Church.
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| April 15 2024 |
Destiny Church
Ford O'Connor, a Destiny Church member, pleaded guilty to vandalizing the Karangahape Road rainbow crossing in Auckland on 28 March and was fined $16,093 for repair costs.
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| March 2024 |
Gloriavale Christian Community
Jonathan Benjamin was sentenced to 11 years and 10 months for 26 charges of sexual offending against children at the Greymouth District Court.
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| March 2024 |
Gloriavale Christian Community
TVNZ produced a three-part miniseries 'Escaping Utopia', with the final episode focusing on Gloriavale's satellite commune in Tamil Nadu, India, and airing allegations of rape and human trafficking.
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| March 2024 |
Destiny Church
Destiny Church stages additional pro-Israel counter-protests in Wellington.
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| March 2024 | The ICOC reported having 112,000 members. |
| March 30 2024 |
Gloriavale Christian Community
Radio New Zealand reported on the non-extension of the joint agency response arrangement beyond 31 December 2023.
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| March 27 2024 |
Gloriavale Christian Community
Brian Henry filed legal proceedings against four government agencies (Oranga Tamariki, Department of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Social Development, and Labour Inspectorate), alleging they knowingly allowed abuse to occur at Gloriavale.
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| March 26 2024 |
Destiny Church
Destiny Church members in Gisborne painted over a rainbow crossing and protested outside the local library against a drag queen storytime event, resulting in confrontations with LGBT counter-protesters and subsequent police involvement.
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| March 19 2024 |
Destiny Church
Destiny Church objected to a proposed drag queen event at Rotorua's library, leading to the event's cancellation by the Rotorua Lakes Council due to safety concerns.
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| 2023 |
Gloriavale Christian Community
Gloriavale purchased the Lake Brunner site for NZ$3 million using funds from its charitable trust and three businesses, and obtained permission to build an unattached house on the site.
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| 2023 |
Destiny Church
Another Destiny Church-affiliated political party (New Nation Party) contested the New Zealand general election, continuing the group's political engagement.
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| December 2023 |
Gloriavale Christian Community
Barrister Brian Henry sent a letter to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon calling for Gloriavale to be shut down, criticizing the joint agency response and accusing previous governments of enabling abuse.
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| December 2023 |
Destiny Church
Destiny Church stages pro-Israel counter-protests in Wellington.
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| December 15 2023 |
Gloriavale Christian Community
Employment Court Chief Judge Inglis ruled that Howard Temple, the current Overseeing Shepherd, was the employer of the six female plaintiffs.
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| December 9 2023 |
Gloriavale Christian Community
Court of Appeal dismissed most of Gloriavale's appeal against the Employment Court ruling.
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| November 2023 |
Gloriavale Christian Community
Former Gloriavale member Jonathan Benjamin was tried on 20 charges including four counts of rape.
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| November 2023 |
Destiny Church
A sexual abuse allegation is made involving a male teenager and a Destiny Church youth group leader. The teenager's mother alerted Police, and Destiny Church suspended the youth leader and removed teenagers living with him.
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| November 2023 |
Destiny Church
Brian Tamaki organizes pro-Israel counter-protests in Brisbane, including an 'Anzacs' rally where 200 Destiny supporters perform a haka and Jewish activist Avi Yemini speaks.
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| October 30 2023 |
Gloriavale Christian Community
ERO released its review of Gloriavale School, finding multiple critical issues including: non-compliance with private school registration criteria, education limited to Year 10, below-standard tuition quality, inadequate staffing, gender-based educational inequality, and 26 pupils in the 'Awhina class' being educated at home by their mothers.
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| October 7 2023 |
Destiny Church
Following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, Destiny Church expresses support for Israel and opposition to Hamas and Palestinian solidarity protesters.
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| September 2023 |
Gloriavale Christian Community
The High Court ruled that BNZ must continue providing banking services to the Gloriavale Christian Community.
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| July 2023 |
Gloriavale Christian Community
A second Employment Court ruling confirmed the previous findings of labour exploitation and servitude within the Gloriavale Christian Community.
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| July 2023 |
Gloriavale Christian Community
Current leader Howard Temple was charged with sexual offending against 10 girls between 1997 and 2022.
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| July 2023 | The federal lawsuits are voluntarily dismissed, and similar lawsuits are filed in the Superior Court in Los Angeles, California. |
| July 2023 | The initial federal lawsuits were voluntarily dismissed at the request of the plaintiffs. |
| July 2023 | Federal lawsuits against ICOC were voluntarily dismissed without prejudice at the request of the plaintiffs. |
| July 17 2023 |
Gloriavale Christian Community
The Education Review Office (ERO) initiated a review of Gloriavale School following an Employment court ruling that revealed girls were provided only with a limited education tailored to life within the sect.
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