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How far has the Mormon church gone to cover up abuse?
When journalist Murray Jones started looking into the church's finances in New Zealand, an intriguing Facebook post alerted him to a much bigger - and much darker - scandal.
From the NZ Herald, Heaven's Helpline is a six-part investigation into how the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints built a system that protects its wealth and reputation – and shields sexual predators from the law.
Listen to episodes weekly from October 17th. Funded by NZ on Air.
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S1 NZH Presents - Rainbow Warrior: A Forgotten History
40 years ago, two bombs went off in Auckland's harbour when French agents targeted a Greenpeace ship. It was meant to be a warning against anti-nuclear protests, but the death of a photographer on…
S1E7 Episode 6: Breaking the Shelf
Can the Mormon church be reformed? Murray meets campaigners inside and outside of the church who are pushing to change the way it handles sexual abusers. He asks: should the law be changed in New…
S1E6 Episode 5: Another Helpline
Murray calls New Zealand’s Mormon Abuse Helpline – and guess who picks up? He then heads to Northland to meet a Mormon couple who made a very different kind of call. They blew the whistle on a…
S1E5 Episode 4: The Helpline
Warning: This episode contains content related to child sex abuse. Listen with care. The seizure of a video from a New Zealand paedophile sparks a dizzying chain of events in faraway Arizona: an…
S1E4 Episode 3: The Bishop's Tale
Murray hears tale after tale of abuse within Mormon congregations and at the centre of every story, there’s a “bishop”. Who are these men? Why are they so involved in members’ lives? And do their…
S1E3 Episode 2: This Changes Everything
A fanatical “priesthood holder” pressures young Mormon Caroline into marriage and motherhood. When the relationship descends into extreme abuse, Caroline is rescued by a church leader, but others up…
S1E2 Explainer: A Brief History of Mormons in Aotearoa
What do Mormons actually believe? And how did this mega-wealthy American church gain such a foothold in New Zealand? (Please note: this is an optional episode for history lovers, so you can safely…
S1E1 Episode 1: The Business of Saving Souls
When journalist Murray Jones investigates the vast wealth of the Mormon church in New Zealand, an intriguing Facebook post alerts him to a scandal that’s much bigger, and much, much darker. See…
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Heaven's Helpline begins on October 17th wherever you get your podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Heaven's Helpline has published 9 episodes since October 2024, covering topics in Documentary, News.
Heaven's Helpline is currently dormant with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 48m.
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