Ryan Boswell

The Gloriavale Leavers' Trust has released a discussion document, where it asks what needs to happen if the West Coast sect continues and what a suitable ending would look like.

Blackmoore was a young pregnant mother when she was killed at her Wainoni home on August 17, 1995.

The mother of Zara Mitchell, 18, said Adam Michael Rapson had to live with his "choices for the rest of his life".

In an email to councillors — leaked to 1News — Nobby Clark says he will not concede to a "restricted role".

She said many survivors were left damaged by the appalling treatment they received in childhood, "a lot of which is now accepted and mounted to actual torture".

World-renowned expert in cultic studies Dr Janja Lalich has written several books on the topic, but her deepest understanding of cults no doubt

Ahead of this weekend's Decult Conference in Christchurch, Children of God survivor Maria Esguerra speaks out about her disturbing childhood in the Australian branch of the worldwide cult.

Growing up in South Africa in the fundamentalist Christan group KSB, the goal for young women was to be modest and “pure”. Now based in Tauranga, former

Name suppression was dropped today when the 27-year-old appeared for sentencing at the Christchurch District Court.

Gloriavale has lost its fight to keep banking with the Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) after two years of legal disputes.