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Gloriavale's Pearl Valor - from famed TV wedding to leaving the commune

Gloriavale TV bride speaks about why she left the community where she was born and raised.

Ex-Gloriavale dad opens up on why he fled sect

Leaders would "utterly go off at the girls" if meals were ever served late or overcooked.

Gloriavale leaver: 'I knew I would be expected to have child after child - no choice'

Gloriavale leaver tells her story of 'servitude' and 'forced labour' in Employment Court.

Insurance boss: Flood cover won't continue being universally available

IAG calls on government to stop allowing building in flood-prone areas.

'One-in-100-year event': Hundreds evacuated in Nelson after river breaches banks

Niwa has warned of a '48-hour deluge' for the northern and western South Island.

'The best father': Pilot killed in crash leaves huge hole in family and community

Family of Franz Josef pilot Tim Gibb - killed in a plane crash last week - pay tribute.

Gloriavale leaders want judge to stand aside: She won't

After success of men's case against Gloriavale workers' status, six women file lawsuit.

Groundswell's West Coast letter 'absolute fear-mongering'

Groundswell letter about draft Te Tai o Poutini Plan described as "mischief-making".

Gloriavale milk row: No child labour used on farms, court hears

Losing $9m a year contract would be 'devastating if not fatal blow' for community.

Swimmer missing at waterfall, second person plucked to safety

Search and rescue teams have been dispatched to Maruia Falls in Shenandoah near Murchison.

Person dies in caravan fire in Blackball on West Coast

Four fire crews were called to Clifford St at 4.05pm.

11 deaths, 4404 new cases today amid nursing 'crisis' warning

The Covid case numbers update comes as a nurses' union warns of a chronic lack of staff.

Live: 16 deaths, 4869 new cases; border worker testing to be dropped

Some families are being infected with Covid-19 for the third time.

Double tragedy: Joint inquest for double killer's victim and father of his first victim

Shock news that Paul Wilson had killed again too much for first victim's father.

Westland resumes milk collection at Gloriavale after court injunction

Westland previously announced it was stopping milk collection from Gloriavale-owned farms.

Covered in mud: Passenger train hits slip on West Coast

The slip was caused by a deluge of heavy rain.

Sunbed not at fault in Kiwi's tanning salon death

A specialist engineer found no fault with the sunbed Tauwhare could have used.

The cheapest places to buy a house in NZ

Bargains are plentiful but smart vendors can turn a profit with the right renovation.