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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.
March 17 2025
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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.
March 12 2025
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Police arrested and charged four individuals with assault charges related to the Te Atatū library protest.
March 8 2025
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Destiny Church counter-demonstrators attended Pride event in Wellington.
March 1 2025
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Destiny Church counter-demonstrators attended Pride event in Christchurch.
February 21 2025
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A Niu FM radio host was dismissed due to involvement in the Te Atatū Library protest.
February 17 2025
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Police launched an investigation into assault complaints related to the Te Atatū library protest.
February 15 2025
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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.
August 2024
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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.
June 2024
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Sunita Torrance and Daniel Lockett filed a lawsuit against Destiny Church's leadership for allegedly interfering with their drag story events.
June 2024
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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.
May 2024
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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.
May 2024
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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.
May 6 2024
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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.
April 2024
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Sunita Torrance of Rainbow Storytime NZ cancelled a nationwide tour to focus on a defamation case against Destiny Church.
April 15 2024
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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.
March 2024
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Destiny Church stages additional pro-Israel counter-protests in Wellington.
March 26 2024
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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.
March 19 2024
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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.
2023
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Another Destiny Church-affiliated political party (New Nation Party) contested the New Zealand general election, continuing the group's political engagement.
December 2023
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Destiny Church stages pro-Israel counter-protests in Wellington.
November 2023
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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.
November 2023
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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.
October 7 2023
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Following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, Destiny Church expresses support for Israel and opposition to Hamas and Palestinian solidarity protesters.
2022
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Tamaki and Destiny Church participated in the Wellington anti-vaccine protest during the COVID-19 pandemic, openly challenging government health measures and promoting anti-vaccination conspiracy theories.
2022
Androcentrism
A significant research study was conducted involving 3,815 participants, examining the perception of illusory faces in images, which revealed a strong androcentric bias where 90% of perceived faces were unconsciously identified as male.
February 2022
Destiny Church
The Department of Internal Affairs delisted four Destiny-linked charities for failing to file their annual returns by 31 December 2021.
November 2021
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Destiny Church leased its Wiri, Auckland carpark to the Whānau Ora Community Clinic for COVID-19 testing and vaccination operations.
November 2021
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Destiny Church admitted to playing a central role in leading The Freedoms & Rights Coalition (TFRC), an anti-lockdown protest group.
October 2 2021
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Bishop Tamaki organized an anti-lockdown protest attracting 2,000 people, which resulted in him being charged with breaching the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 and Alert Level 3 Order.
2020
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Historical sexual abuse allegations against a Destiny Church youth group leader began, as confirmed by Detective Inspector Natalie Nelson.
2020
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Destiny Church-affiliated political party contested the New Zealand general election, representing the group's expansion into political activism.
March 28 2020
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Destiny Church discontinued physical services and shifted to livestreaming sermons on its website, Facebook Live, and YouTube.
March 22 2020
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Destiny Church held church services while taking precautionary steps including health checks and separating spaces into eight zones to manage crowd numbers.
March 15 2020
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Bishop Brian Tamaki publicly announced that Destiny Church would not close their churches in response to COVID-19 government directives, stating 'I'm not about to let a filthy virus scare us out of having church'.
2019
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Brian Tamaki claims the church has over 6,000 members, despite census data showing only 1,772 people identifying with the church.
October 2019
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The High Court restored the charitable status of Destiny International Trust and Te Hāhi o Ngā Mātāmua Holdings.
June 1 2019
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Bishop Brian Tamaki formally apologized to homosexual people at the Stand conference in Destiny Church Auckland, inviting his friend Jevan Goulter and influential homosexual figures to speak. He declared that homosexual, bisexual, and transgender people were welcome in his church.
April 2019
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Tamaki publicly clashed with the New Zealand Government over prison programme access, threatening 'inmate revolts' and accusing ministers of a 'political gang rape' after being denied entry to prison rehabilitation programs.
February 2019
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Bishop Brian Tamaki met with Minister of Justice Andrew Little to discuss potentially integrating the Man Up programme into prison rehabilitation efforts.
2018
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A teenager's family joined Destiny Church and subsequently joined the church's youth group.
2018
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Census revealed only 1,772 people identified their religion as Destiny Church, significantly lower than previous membership claims.
October 2017
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The Department of Internal Affairs issued a notice to remove two of Destiny Church's major charities (Destiny International Trust and Te Hahi o Nga Matamua Holdings) from their charitable status.
August 2017
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Church co-founder Hannah Tamaki purchased a brand new Mercedes-Benz, which became part of a public controversy.
November 13 2016
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During a sermon, Bishop Tamaki controversially blamed the 2010 and 2011 Christchurch earthquakes on sinful behavior, including homosexuality. His remarks were condemned by prominent New Zealand figures like Mayor Bob Parker, Prime Minister John Key, and Anglican Bishop Kelvin Wright.
2015
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Caine and Jamie Warren, elders of Destiny Church, founded the 'Man Up' programme, designed to support and empower Maori men by addressing negative social statistics and restoring their sense of identity and purpose.
June 2013
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Destiny Church Wanganui branch is no longer listed on the main church website.
June 2012
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Destiny Church reduces to 11 branches with around 3,000 regular attendees.
2011
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Brian Tamaki controversially blamed the Christchurch earthquake on the 'sexual perversion' of gay people, demonstrating the church's extreme conservative and inflammatory rhetoric.
2010
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Brian Tamaki allegedly blamed gay people for causing the Christchurch earthquake.

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