Destiny Church leader Bishop Brian Tamaki has revealed himself as a passionate Trump supporter and hopes New Zealand will have a leader “like him” one day. Tamaki took to Facebook to blast United Future leader Peter Dunne, calling him a “rat” and a “pathetic specimen of a man”, following Dunne posting an open letter to Donald Trump Read more
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Brian Tamaki on Harry Potter, obesity, unemployed and STDs
Tuesday, December 13th, 2016New warnings by Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki include the perils of Harry Potter and that the hit children’s character lures young people into the “demonic world.” And in the latest book released by the church leader, Tamaki has also delivered a new chapter on the Kaikoura earthquake saga – and that he predicted the Read more
Charities regulator risks becoming censor
Tuesday, November 29th, 2016
Charities Services has confirmed it will analyse the Destiny Church’s tax-free status and see if its guilty of breaching the Charities Act. If anything is uncovered a full investigation will then be carried out. But stripping Destiny Church of its charity status risks turning Charities Services into a censor, a charity law expert says. To Read more
Strange twist occurs in anti Tamaki protest
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016
An online campaign has been set up asking people to donate to Rainbow Youth using Bishop Brian Tamaki’s name. But Tamaki’s wife has tweeted, her husband will receive a tax return to the value of one third of every donation over $5. Rainbow Youth supporters were encouraged to make the donations in Tamaki’s name, using Read more
Destiny Church helped 2 women after high profile relationship fractures
Friday, October 28th, 2016Two women from high-profile fractured relationships say they have found solace with Destiny Church. The daughter of league legend Tawera Nikau has told how the church helped turn her life around and left her keen to repair her relationship with her father. And war hero Willie Apiata’s estranged wife, Sade Waikato, has posted a video Read more
The Spirituality of Affluence in the Destiny Church on display again
Tuesday, June 21st, 2016
Destiny Church co-leader Hannah Tamaki is the new owner of a $75,000 turbo-charged Mercedes-Benz. The Herald on Sunday reported the latest luxury purchase of the controversial Tamaki family. They are fundamentalist Christian church leaders known for urging their religious followers to shower banknotes at the feet of self-anointed bishop Brian Tamaki. Registration records show Brian’s Read more
Controversial preacher tells Destiny worshippers to ‘repent, repent, repent’
Tuesday, June 14th, 2016A controversial American preacher who has faced allegations he sexually abused young men during a previous trip to New Zealand urged Destiny Church followers to “repent, repent, repent” at their annual conference. American evangelist Eddie Long was the guest of honour at Destiny’s annual get together at the “City of God” in Manukau, south Auckland, Read more
Ex-prisoner thanks Destiny for rehabilitation
Friday, April 15th, 2016Clinton Hinga has spent more than a decade behind bars. The 30-year-old was released from prison more than a year ago. He says he’s been on the straight and narrow since and credits that to Destiny Church’s Man Up programme. “I was on a cycle of drugs, gang life, street life, jail life, thug life Read more
Bishop Tamaki outrages with tweet about money
Tuesday, April 5th, 2016
Destiny Church leader Bishop Brian Tamaki has caused a stir in social media with a tweet referring to both Jesus and money. On March 23, Bishop Tamaki put out the following tweet. “Jesus spoke to a tree/fish/wind/water [a]nd other things … i spoke to a $100 bill early in my life [a]nd said ‘you [a]nd Read more
Destiny Church buys $2m lifestyle block
Tuesday, December 1st, 2015
A trust owned by Destiny Church members has purchased a $2 million rural property in Clevedon, south west of Auckland. It appears church leaders Bishop Brian Tamaki and his wife Hannah may be building on the property. Hannah Tamaki has been posting to social media about the spot, saying she had taken her parents “to have Read more