Seven years of silence: How a NZ child abuse investigator exposed the US Mormon church
Episode four of our podcast reveals the shocking truth behind the church's helpline.
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'You think you're the only one': How a wealthy church shielded abusers from the law
Listen now to Heaven's Helpline - a six-part investigation into the Mormon church in NZ.
Helpline set up 'to protect victims' of abuse, says Mormon church
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Prophecy, polygamy, and basketball - a brief history of the Mormon church in NZ
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Episode one in a six-part podcast investigation into one of the world's richest churches.
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