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===Media coverage=== In late April 2025, Destiny Church and its leader Brian Tamaki were the subject of a five-part [[TVNZ]] mini-series called ''Under His Command'' hosted by broadcaster [[John Campbell (broadcaster)|John Campbell]]. The series interviewed 22 former and current Destiny Church members, who alleged that the church's Man-Up programme condoned violence and misogyny. The documentary also alleged that Tamaki utilised rage against the gay, transgender communities and immigrants as a marketing tool.<ref>{{cite news |title=John Campbell on Destiny Church: 'I've never encountered so much fear |url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/04/24/john-campbell-on-destiny-church-ive-never-encountered-so-much-fear/ |access-date=26 April 2025 |work=[[1News]] |publisher=[[TVNZ]] |date=24 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250424195734/https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/04/24/john-campbell-on-destiny-church-ive-never-encountered-so-much-fear/ |archive-date=24 April 2025|url-status=live}}</ref> Following reports that a Destiny whistleblower's face was too visible during a [[1News]] 6pm news bulletin covering the documentary series, [[TVNZ]] removed the Destiny story from its website, citing an "abundance of caution."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lyth |first1=Jaime |title=TVNZ viewers claim anonymous Destiny Church whistleblower's face 'visible', TVNZ cuts clip out of 'abundance of caution' |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/tvnz-viewers-claim-anonymous-destiny-church-whistleblowers-face-visible-broadcaster-cuts-clip-out-of-abundance-of-caution/BFPTXAP7QJAMPPOXV5TEX2OIVM/ |access-date=26 April 2025 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=26 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250425101542/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/tvnz-viewers-claim-anonymous-destiny-church-whistleblowers-face-visible-broadcaster-cuts-clip-out-of-abundance-of-caution/BFPTXAP7QJAMPPOXV5TEX2OIVM/ |archive-date=25 April 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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