Anke Richter
Journalist at Freelance
Freelance Foreign Correspondent at Weltreporter
Twitter novice, Kiwi-Kraut, freelance journalist and foreign correspondent, columnist and cult researcher. New book out now: CULT TRIP (HarperCollins)
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Oct 2, 2024 |
rnz.co.nz | Anke Richter
By Anke RichterOpinion - Cults are a hot topic - from Netflix to the High Court - but the stereotypes that come with them can hurt their victims. Survivor-focused reporting will be addressed at the upcoming Decult Conference in Christchurch. The Press recently ran the headline 'Burger joint with cult-like following closes'.
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Mar 26, 2024 |
thespinoff.co.nz | Anke Richter
The new docuseries reveals shocking new information about the global expansion of the cult – which somehow still has charitable status in New Zealand. When I visited Gloriavale for the first time to endure their last concert – a Disney-style variety show with overtones of North Korea – the fundamentalist Christian community near Greymouth was more of a joke than a problem in the public eye.
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Mar 23, 2024 |
thespinoff.co.nz | Anke Richter
After trying medication with mixed results, Anke Richter triggers the nuclear option: a silent meditation retreat. The Sunday Essay is made possible thanks to the support of Creative New Zealand. The list that a friend sent me two years ago with a gentle prod had only six questions. They were innocuous. “How often do you have difficulty unwinding?”, “How often do you put things off until the last minute?”. It was a short ADHD screening test. My score was high.
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Jul 25, 2023 |
nzherald.co.nz | Anke Richter
On a Friday afternoon, Sarah Mettrick cracks open a bottle of beer, sitting in the sun outside her Lyttelton home. Such a leisurely indulgence would have once been unthinkable for the 37-year-old who runs her own cleaning business. “I’m a really late bloomer,” she says, laughing, but it sounds heavy. “I was so oppressed; I had no autonomy. Every single minute of the day was planned out for me.
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Jul 25, 2023 |
nzherald.co.nz | Anke Richter
On a Friday afternoon, Sarah Mettrick cracks open a bottle of beer, sitting in the sun outside her Lyttelton home. Such a leisurely indulgence would have once been unthinkable for the 37-year-old who runs her own cleaning business. “I’m a really late bloomer,” she says, laughing, but it sounds heavy. “I was so oppressed; I had no autonomy. Every single minute of the day was planned out for me.
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