Warnings its far past time Gloriavale asks the outside world what is appropriate and what is not.
The secretive Christian community has apologised today after several members were charged for child and sexual abuse crimes.
The Employment Court also found some ex-Gloriavale members were used as employees from the age of six.
Its leaders say they're now figuring out the difference between chores, farming duties appropriate for children and commercial work.
But NZ Herald Reporter Anna Leask told Heather du-Plessis-Allan the current leaders were born there and lack perspective.
“Do you know that having a child working in a pig farm for 17 hours a day – do you know that that’s dangerous and strenuous and not OK, or is that just what you did?”
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The secretive Christian community has apologised today after several members were charged for child and sexual abuse crimes.
The Employment Court also found some ex-Gloriavale members were used as employees from the age of six.
Its leaders say they're now figuring out the difference between chores, farming duties appropriate for children and commercial work.
But NZ Herald Reporter Anna Leask told Heather du-Plessis-Allan the current leaders were born there and lack perspective.
“Do you know that having a child working in a pig farm for 17 hours a day – do you know that that’s dangerous and strenuous and not OK, or is that just what you did?”
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