In Auckland's High Court, a defamation case brought by drag performers against Brian Tamaki and Destiny Church has become a contest not only over words spoken in public, but over evidence withheld in private. The plaintiffs—who run Rainbow Library events for children—allege that internal church communications, including a Facebook group chat, have been concealed despite repeated court orders to disclose them, making a fair trial impossible. At stake is a deeper question that courts have always faced: whether the pursuit of justice can survive when one party controls the very documents that mig
Drag queens' lawyer accuses Destiny Church of withholding messages in defamation case
Toddlers and young children at a drag library event in West Auckland were barricaded inside a library room to avoid Destiny Church protesters in February 2025.