Editing Gloriavale Christian Community (section)

===2024 class action lawsuit===
On 23 July 2024, four former Gloriavale members, Anna Courage; Pearl Valor; Gideon Benjamin and Hosea Courage, filed a NZ$10 million class action lawsuit against Gloriavale and five government agencies, claiming they had been held as slaves since birth by the community's leaders. The plaintiffs also sought a High Court ruling that the New Zealand Government had breached international treaties by failing to protect children from child labour.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Edward |first1=Jean |title=Gloriavale: Former members file multi-million-dollar slavery lawsuit |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/522833/gloriavale-former-members-file-multi-million-dollar-slavery-lawsuit |access-date=28 July 2024 |work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |date=23 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723173031/https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/522833/gloriavale-former-members-file-multi-million-dollar-slavery-lawsuit |archive-date=23 July 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>