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Thursday October 11, 2007

Maha Devi Ascension Movement:

Niuen police defend handling of Maha Devi cult

Police on Niue have also today defended the way they handled the overstaying American cult who forced locals to turn to a New Zealand court to recover money owed.

Tuesday October 9, 2007

Maha Devi Ascension Movement:

Niue cult members escape to Australia

Members of a cult which ran up substantial debts in Niue have been flown to Sydney, after the government ordered them to leave.

Friday October 5, 2007

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Maha Devi cult leaves Niue at last

The troublesome American cult that locals on the island nation of Niue have been trying to get rid of have flown off in a private jet.

Thursday October 4, 2007

Maha Devi Ascension Movement:

Cult tipped to fly out of Niue on private jet tomorrow

The man whose been trying to free the island from the group says they’ve made progress in what’s been a long and taxing process.

Tuesday September 25, 2007

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American cult embarasses Niue government

Niue is being urged by New Zealand to remove an American cult from the tiny Pacific island.

Wednesday August 29, 2007

Maha Devi Ascension Movement:

Mystery group continues to anger Niueans by failing to clear huge debts

Business operators on Niue remain concerned about the presence on the island of a mystery group which has run up thousands of dollars in unpaid bills over the past year.

Tuesday July 24, 2007

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Maha Devi squatters have until next weds to leave Niue

The Americans arrived more than a year ago, talking up plans of a chain of lifestyle resorts in Niue and the Pacific, but were soon exposed as belonging to the cult, Maha Devi.

Tuesday May 22, 2007

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Finance minister admist Niue soft on cult because it is desperate for cash

They’re believed to be from the cult the Maha Devi Ascension Movement and they’ve been on Niue for more than a year, holed up in the Matavai Resort, largely unseen by locals except a chosen few.

Saturday May 12, 2007

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Americans front with $250,000

The Americans who ran up close to half a million dollars of debt on Niue have come through with most of it according to Finance Minister Fisa Pihigai.

Tuesday April 17, 2007

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Niue govt faces headache getting debt repaid

A group of people came to Niue some time ago promising to spend big money investing in health spas. Reports have said the group are connected to a cult called Maha Devi Ascension Movement and the real goal was to set up spiritual centres.

Monday April 9, 2007

Maha Devi Ascension Movement:

Niue turns to NZ courts to recover money from Maha Devi Ascension Movement

Legal action is being taken by the Niue Government to recover more than NZD$400,000 (US$288,000) from a group living on the island for a year now without paying their bills.

Wednesday February 28, 2007

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Niue Premier takes wait and see approach to cult claims

The Premier of Niue’s being challenged about his “easy going attitude” towards a team of investors locals believe are trying to establish a cult on the island.

Monday December 1, 2003

Maha Devi Ascension Movement:

Reinventing the South Pacific

The true nature of the group began to emerge only when one member, Duane Reed, broke away and spilled the beans to a local newspaper.

Tuesday January 14, 2003

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Group rumoured to be a cult leaves Samoa

A group living at a resort in Samoa, and which became embroiled in controversy after claims it was a religious cult, is reported to have left the country.