University of Canterbury students warned over aggressive campus recruiters
NZ Herald (February 19, 2026)
Review: Doomsday Comedy – comedy is tragedy plus freedom
Flat City Field Notes (February 07, 2026)
NZ still failing to protect people from high-control groups
1 News (January 10, 2026)
The Norwegian goat farmer who turned his trauma from the church into comedy
The Post (January 04, 2026)
Parliamentary inquiry probes experiences of children in high-control religious groups
ABC News (November 06, 2026)
Leading UK cult reformer Gillie Jenkinson
RNZ (October 25, 2024)
When does a community become a cult?
The Spinoff (October 22, 2024)
Gloriavale children harmed by inaction
RNZ (October 21 , 2024)
‘Groundbreaking’ cult conference could triple experts in the area
The Press (October 21, 2024)
Hundreds turn out to better understand cult behaviour
The Press (October 20, 2024)
Message of hope for attendees of cult conference
1 News (October 19, 2024)
Girls were ‘pure’ and private thoughts were banned
1 News (October 19, 2024)
Why cults in NZ are a bigger issue than we realise
Re:News (October 18, 2024)
I lived under the so-called ‘law of love’ and it was terrifying
1 News (October 17, 2024)
One woman’s story of leaving the Exclusive Brethren
Sunday Star Times (October 13, 2024)
Leaving the ‘cult’ of the Jehovah’s Witnesses behind
The Press (October 12, 2024)
Changing the c-word: Cult survivors on sensationalism and stigma
RNZ (October 3, 2024)
Life in a fundamentalist Christian group
RNZ (October 2, 2024)
50,000 New Zealanders affected by cults
Breakfast (September 30, 2024)
Cult leavers “like refugees in their country”
1 News (September 29, 2024)
“I told women to get abortions”: Brainwashing and regrets
TVNZ (September 29, 2024)
“There’s no going back”: A MISA survivor’s story
Crikey (September 28, 2024)
Gloriavale escapee Pearl tells: ‘It was normal to be humiliated’
Woman’s Day (September 25, 2024)
Cult victim wants to warn others at first of its kind of conference
The Press (September 18, 2024)
Cults neglect vital health needs – how a GP wants to change that
The Listener (August 20, 2024)
New Zealand’s first cult conference is coming to Christchurch
Chris Lynch Media (August 19, 2024)
Inside NZ’s most notorious cults
Duncan Garner (August 16, 2024)
Luke Hollis: Escaping Jehovah’s Prison
Your Ex (August 2024)
Why do people fall for the tricks of cult recruiters?
The Press (June 22, 2024)
Cult expert Dr Janja Lalich: ‘Don’t jump into the first life-changing thing’
RNZ (June 15, 2024)
Cult documentary will help provide resources for survivors
Sunday Star Times (May 12, 2024)
Christchurch to host Australasia’s first cult awareness conference
The Press (November 20, 2023)
Australasia’s first cult awareness conference
RNZ (November 20, 2023)
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