'Wrong relationship'
A young woman who left the secretive Gloriavale Christian Community told Campbell Live that she was the victim of a "wrong relationship" with an adult married man.
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Gloriavale leaders close in
A professor who says Gloriavale tried converting him as a boy says the secretive community is feeling 'tremors' after the recent departure of several members.
Tramper: 'If I sit here, that'll kill me'
A Canadian tramper who fell and dislocated his shoulder, forcing him to crawl for 10 hours to reach shelter, has been rescued eight days after his ordeal began.
Gloriavale wants to shut access road
The Gloriavale Christian Community wants a public road near its compound closed to prevent attacks from outsiders.
Gloriavale families to tell their story
Two families who defied their Gloriavale leaders to leave will tell their story to the nation on the television news show Sunday.
West Coast man jailed for serious assault on wife
A Ngahere man who almost strangled his mother after earlier assaulting his wife was this week sentenced to 11 months in jail.
Man remanded on bail over sex charges
A 78-year-old Westport man has been further remanded on bail to appear in the Greymouth District Court in June on charges related to historic sex offending.
Tourist driver sentenced over crash
A judge has taken a German tourist's word that she will voluntarily pay thousands of dollars in compensation to a motorcyclist that she seriously injured in a head-on crash.
Tourist's workshop smash
A rental car driven by a tourist smashed through the plate glass window of a Hokitika automotive workshop, giving workers a fright and causing $40,000 of damage.
Hard road out of Gloriavale
The daughter of Gloriavale leader Neville Cooper, who walked out of the commune after 41 years, says the latest family to leave face a hard road.
No one at Gloriavale 'against their will'
Gloriavale Christian Community has responded to accusations they were living in a "false system", by saying that "no one is here against their will".
Renter steals $12k of furniture
A 21-year-old Westport woman sold $12,000 of furniture -including a couch and fridge - from the furnished house she was renting.
Family walks out on Gloriavale commune
A family of 14 have walked out on a West Coast religious commune to start a new life after concluding they had been living in a “false system”.
Driver crashes over bank, into river
A driver was swept more than 200m downstream and found clinging to a tree after his small truck went over a bank and into the Buller River.
Hundreds of cattle left to starve
"There were dead animals in drains." A vet has described an horrific case of mistreating cattle on a farm as the worst he has seen.
Jetboaters ignore pleas to help swimmer
A desperate plea by 15 bystanders for passing jetboats to rescue a 30-year-old struggling in the chilly waters of the Hokitika Gorge were ignored by the boaties.