Gloriavale: Leadership denies breaching its duties to members, reveals remarkable insights into community
19 May, 2021 12:00 AM
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Residents of Gloriavale make food for the community. Photo / TVNZ
The infamous Gloriavale document where newcomers sign their lives over to the secretive religious sect has been revealed as a key part of a potentially-landmark legal action against the Christian community s leadership.
The original document, A Declaration of Commitment to Jesus Christ and to the Christian Church and Community at Gloriavale is a foundation piece of ongoing court action, it can now be revealed.
Ex-member John Ready, who was banished from Gloriavale more than three years ago, has launched a civil claim at the High Court.
Motorcyclist clocked at ludicrous speed of 220km/h on Hawke s Bay s infamous mad mile
2 May, 2021 02:52 AM
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Two motorcyclists were caught speeding down Middle Rd on Sunday afternoon - one at 220kmh, the other at 170kmh. Photo / File
Two motorcyclists were caught speeding down Middle Rd on Sunday afternoon - one at 220kmh, the other at 170kmh. Photo / File
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Less than hour later, they caught another doing 170km/h on the same stretch of road.
Officer in charge of Central Hawke s Bay Police Sergeant Neil Baker said the first motorcyclist was spotted travelling south on Middle Rd, often referred to as the mad mile , about 12.30pm by a police officer.
Bernie Madoff, infamous Ponzi schemer, dead at 82
14 Apr, 2021 06:15 PM
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Bernie Madoff, the financier who pleaded guilty to orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme in history, died in jail. Video / AP
Bernie Madoff, the financier who pleaded guilty to orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme in history, died in jail. Video / AP
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By: Michael Balsalmo and Tom Hays
Bernard Madoff, the infamous architect of an epic securities swindle that burned thousands of investors, outfoxed regulators and earned him a 150-year prison term, died behind bars early Wednesday. He was 82.
Madoff s death at the Federal Medical Center in Butner, North Carolina, was confirmed by his lawyer and the Bureau of Prisons.
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