The Education Review Office found that Gloriavale parents were not meeting legal homeschooling requirements.
New Zealand
Wed, May 27
Leo said the technology had helped accelerate the "normalisation of war" by desensitising people to its cost.
World
Tue, May 26
The evolutionary biologist spoke to Q+A's Jack Tame ahead of what he is calling his farewell tour to New Zealand.
Sun, May 24
A calendar featuring close-ups of young, handsome men in priestly attire has been a perennial Rome souvenir for the last two decades — but few, it seems, are actually men of the cloth.
Thu, May 21
Security guard Amin Abdullah and two others were gunned down in a California mosque after trying to stop the shooters.
Wed, May 20
Once installed, Susan Wallace will become the second Māori woman Anglican bishop, and the first with a moko kauae.
Te Ao Māori
Fri, May 1
The 115-year-old building was among five churches targeted in a string of attacks in Masterton in February last year.
Crime and Justice
Mon, Apr 27
Justin Evans, 24, was last seen within Golgotha Monastery on the Papa Stronsay island in Orkney shortly before midnight on April 11.
Tue, Apr 14
"With our forgiveness comes an earnest plea. Give us back our taonga,” the Bishop said.
Sun, Apr 5
Several New Zealand church leaders and scholars are condemning the Trump administration’s use of scripture to frame military action, calling it a betrayal of Christianity’s message of peace and humility.
Fri, Apr 3
Fifty-one people were killed and 40 others were injured at Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Islamic Centre on March 15, 2019 in New Zealand's deadliest ever mass shooting.
Sun, Mar 15
Police said the theft from a church on Middle Valley Rd, Mackenzie occurred sometime between February 19 and March 4.
Tue, Mar 10
His name would also be removed from the child sex offender register.
Tue, Mar 3
Kiwi medical expert warns punters to bring a 'closed cheque book' if attending 'Apostle' Kathryn Krick's event.
Fri, Feb 20
For seven years, Toby Behan has led a busy parish in rural Canterbury — but his life before ministry followed a very different calling.
Mon, Jan 12
Caroline Ansley, who lived at Centrepoint as a child, is joining forces with other cult survivors and their supporters in the hope their voices will spark change.
Health
Sat, Jan 10
2025’s most read: Wayne Turipa spoke out against the group’s increasingly violent behaviour.
Thu, Jan 8
2025's most read: John Campbell's Under His Command, a five-part investigation into Destiny Church and the women who live in its shadows.
December 24, 2025
2025’s most read stories: Catholicism is in my blood, if not my belief system, says Luis Portillo.
Life
December 23, 2025
Education Secretary Ellen MacGregor-Reid said the school has failed to meet compliance standards despite two years of support.
December 18, 2025
Speaking through tears, her family gathered at a menorah lighting ceremony at Bondi Pavilion last night where hundreds of people gathered for a public vigil to farewell the victims of the horrific incident.
December 17, 2025
In July, Howard Temple pleaded guilty to 12 charges related to unwanted touching, hugging, and kissing, spanning more than two decades.
December 12, 2025
The second two-part series would "continue to expose life inside one of New Zealand’s most secretive communities, giving voice to those breaking free".
November 25, 2025
Wayne Dean, who oversees a church commonly referred to as the Two By Twos or The Truth - though it has no official name - has been leading its New Zealand branch for the past three years.
October 10, 2025
Church admits failures to protect children and suppresses abuse reports, pledges financial redress and independent investigations following Royal Commission findings.
September 27, 2025