Stories by Jean Edwards

Employment relationships at Gloriavale would be in direct conflict with the Christian community's religious beliefs, a founding member says.

A Gloriavale mother-of-seven has denied working under the whip of its leaders and accused former members of making misleading and exaggerated claims about life at the West Coast commune.

Former Gloriavale Christian School principal Faithful Pilgrim is expected to give evidence in the next phase of an Employment Court case resuming today.

They're working hard to ensure no one makes snap decisions that put them and their baby in danger.

Corrections has cleared its staff of failing to properly manage rapist Joseph Brider, who brutally murdered his neighbour while on parole.

A man on parole who brutally murdered Colombian woman Juliana Bonilla-Herrera in her Christchurch home has been jailed for life for a crime described as a person's "worst nightmare".

Kiwis stuck in Malaysia as a result of flight disruptions are going back to the airport day after day to try get home, saying communication with Malaysia Airlines has been "non-existent".

It won't just be the ants marching one by one, pest controllers are warning.

Two New Zealand couples who survived the deadly helicopter crash on Australia's Gold Coast have described how the ride turned into a nightmare and praised their pilot.

A Christchurch woman has described her horror at witnessing two helicopters collide on Australia's Gold Coast, just a day after her son and his girlfriend took the same scenic flight.

Police investigating allegations of abuse at mother-and-baby homes in Northern Ireland have launched a special appeal in Aotearoa.

The report was released to RNZ under the Official Information Act.

Only Cody Te Poono knows exactly what was going through his head when the family home burned to the ground one August afternoon.

Prestigious horse and pony events are among the traditional highlights, along with shearing, wood-chopping, gumboot-throwing and the ever-popular duck-herding.

Another Gloriavale man jailed for child sex offences can now be named, after losing a High Court fight to keep his identity a secret.

A grand jury is to determine if US officers should be charged over the fatal shooting of Christchurch-born man Christian Glass in Colorado.

A Gloriavale child sex offender sentenced to more than two years in prison has lost a High Court fight to keep his name a secret.

A second cold front is forecast to bring fresh snow to sea level in Dunedin and Christchurch tonight, with up to 20cm expected to fall on higher parts of Banks Peninsula.

Gloriavale Christian community received almost $5 million in government money in the 2021 financial year, while its church trust held more than $4 million in cash, a court has heard.

Gloriavale's Overseeing Shepherd Howard Temple is respectful of girls and does not have a reputation for inappropriate behaviour, his granddaughter says.

Gloriavale leaders burnt a book written and distributed without their knowledge by a Christian community member, leaving the man and his wife to contemplate leaving the commune, a court has heard.

Gloriavale's leaders did not know about sexual abuse at the Christian community, which has become an "entertainment show" for the country's media, a member says.

The parents of a Christchurch-born man shot dead by United States police have made an emotional plea for those involved to be charged, accusing the officer who pulled the trigger of murder.

Gloriavale Christian School's new principal has accused people of making a coordinated effort to shut the school down and take its children away by lodging simultaneous complaints against every…

Gloriavale leaders claimed God must have blessed the food that killed one of the members at the Christian commune and lied about the circumstances surrounding her choking death, a former member says.