Editing Gloriavale Christian Community (section)

===BNZ bank accounts dispute===
In late 2022, the [[Bank of New Zealand]] (BNZ) attempted to close Gloriavale's commercial accounts, citing an employment court ruling in May 2022 that found that three former members were employees rather than volunteers.{{cn|date=February 2025}} In November 2022, Justice Rachel Dunningham ordered BNZ to keep Gloriavale's bank accounts open pending a hearing in late May 2023.{{cn|date=February 2025}} On 30 May 2023, in a hearing at the Christchurch High Court chaired by Justice Helen Cull, Gloriavale sought an interim injunction to keep its BNZ bank accounts open pending a trial.{{cn|date=February 2025}} Gloriavale's lawyer Richard Raymond [[King's Counsel|KC]] argued that Gloriavale had not breached the bank's terms and conditions. He also questioned BNZ's decision to use a [[Wikipedia]] page listing at least 17 allegations against the community as evidence. BNZ's lawyer Will Irving defended the bank's right to terminate customers' bank accounts at any time and argued that Gloriavale's alleged use of forced child labour breached BNZ's human rights policy.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kenny |first1=Jane |title=Gloriavale v BNZ: Christian community fights to keep bank accounts |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/132181223/gloriavale-v-bnz-christian-community-fights-to-keep-bank-accounts |access-date=31 May 2023 |work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |date=30 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530173259/https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/132181223/gloriavale-v-bnz-christian-community-fights-to-keep-bank-accounts |archive-date=30 May 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=BNZ cannot terminate relationship with Gloriavale |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/middayreport/audio/2018892322/bnz-cannot-terminate-relationship-with-gloriavale |access-date=31 May 2023 |work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |date=30 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530103544/https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/middayreport/audio/2018892322/bnz-cannot-terminate-relationship-with-gloriavale |archive-date=30 May 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2023, the High Court ruled that BNZ be required to continue providing banking services for the community.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Oliver |date=8 September 2023 |title=BNZ has been told it has to keep banking for Gloriavale |url=https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/law-regulation/bnz-has-been-told-it-has-to-keep-banking-for-gloriavale |access-date=14 September 2023 |website=BusinessDesk |language=en-NZ |url-access=subscription |archive-date=10 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230910163354/https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/law-regulation/bnz-has-been-told-it-has-to-keep-banking-for-gloriavale |url-status=live }}</ref> In late June 2024, the [[Court of Appeal of New Zealand]] allowed BNZ to challenge an interim injunction requiring the bank to keep Gloriavale's accounts open until a trial could determine whether BNZ could terminate its relationship with Gloriavale.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tibshraeny |first1=Jeneé |title=Gloriavale suffers setback in battle with BNZ to maintain access to banking services |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/gloriavale-suffers-setback-in-battle-with-bnz-to-maintain-access-to-banking-services/WENQQ3BPGJHB5GKTQA4JVDVNSI/ |access-date=30 June 2024 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=26 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627111836/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/gloriavale-suffers-setback-in-battle-with-bnz-to-maintain-access-to-banking-services/WENQQ3BPGJHB5GKTQA4JVDVNSI/ |archive-date=27 June 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 9 December 2024, the Court of Appeal upheld an appeal by BNZ against the injunction preventing the closure of Gloriavale's accounts.{{cn|date=February 2025}} BNZ agreed to continue providing banking services to Gloriavale for a period of three months from the date of the Court's decision. The court proceedings affected 16 Glorivale-owned entities and a total of 83 bank accounts. BNZ would continue to bank with some individuals affiliated with the community.<ref>{{cite news |title=Court of Appeal clears way for BNZ to close Gloriavale's bank accounts |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/536127/court-of-appeal-clears-way-for-bnz-to-close-gloriavale-s-bank-accounts |access-date=19 December 2024 |work=[[RNZ]] |date=10 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241216223808/https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/536127/court-of-appeal-clears-way-for-bnz-to-close-gloriavale-s-bank-accounts |archive-date=16 December 2024}}</ref> Following the ruling, Gloriavale's trust's chief executive Phil Jamieson said that the closure of Gloriavale's bank accounts would not affect the community's existence.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tibshraeny |first1=Jenée |title=Gloriavale CEO says court backing BNZ to close accounts won't be end of the community |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/banking-finance/gloriavale-ceo-says-court-backing-bnz-to-close-accounts-wont-be-end-of-the-community/ESJQZ3SGFZGZVHYRL6URL4TBVA/ |access-date=19 December 2024 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=13 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241218125719/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/banking-finance/gloriavale-ceo-says-court-backing-bnz-to-close-accounts-wont-be-end-of-the-community/ESJQZ3SGFZGZVHYRL6URL4TBVA/ |archive-date=18 December 2024|url-access=subscription}}</ref>