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One of the young ''stars'' of the infamous television shows documenting life at Gloriavale says she often woke at 2am to get her work done and was made to

A former Gloriavale member has told the Employment Court she would work until she fell asleep as a teenager in the closed Christian community.

A group of women who spent most of their lives at Gloriavale will today begin giving scandalous evidence in their bid to get a court to rule they were em

Six former Gloriavale women who claim they lived in slave-like conditions and worked under a regime of total control will have their case heard by the Employment Court from today.

By Jean Edwards of RNZ
Six former Gloriavale women will tell a court they lived in slave-like conditions, working as employees under an all-pervading reg

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 has effectively drawn up a blacklist by surveying members' opposition to people speaking on their behalf in court, the leavers' support trust manager Liz Gregory says.

Gloriavale has been ordered to improve workplace safety standards again after a visit by inspectors, but no children were found working in the reclusive Ch

Gloriavale has been ordered to improve workplace safety standards again after a visit by inspectors, but no children were found working in the reclusive Christian community's commercial businesses.

The chief judge of the Employment Court has rejected a bid by Gloriavale's leaders to have her stand aside from another case involving the employment status of its members.