31 Mar 2023

Gloriavale court case hears final arguments

From Morning Report, 8:15 am on 31 March 2023

A court has heard Gloriavale women were entrapped, enslaved and lived in servitude at the Christian community, on the final day of a long-running employment case.

Chief Employment Court judge Christina Inglis has reserved her decision, following more than two months of hearings to determine whether six former Gloriavale women were employees, rather than volunteers.

Jean Edwards reports from Christchurch.