Long Read: The Gloriavale employment case

The women were taught from birth to submit to male leadership in all aspects of their life and any suggestion of "choice" was largely illusory, Chief Judge Christina Inglis said. Photo: Nathan McKinnon/RNZ

This is The Detail's Long Read – one in-depth story read by us every weekend

This week, it's the Gloriavale employment case, written and read aloud here by RNZ's Jean Edwards.

The Employment Court has found that former Gloriavale women Serenity Pilgrim, Anna Courage, Rose Standtrue, Crystal Loyal, Pearl Valor and Virginia Courage were employees who worked extremely hard under punishing conditions for years on end.

You can find the full story, including photos, here.

In a case traversing challenging spiritual terrain and the Southern Alps, 50 witnesses came to tell their gospel truth before the court's chief judge. Slave labour or a labour of love?

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