Biography: Potter, Herbert Thomas
Links and sources
Websites
Centrepoint Restoration Project
Read about and support the Centrepoint Restoration Project’s efforts to support former Centrepoint children who suffered harm while living in the commune.
Support for victims of sexual abuse
Get support for sexual abuse through Manaaki Tāngata Victim Support.
The commune: sex, drugs – and a guru called Bert
Listen to Stuff’s 12-part documentary podcast about Centrepoint, created by Adam Dudding and Eugene Bingham.
Heaven and hell – the Centrepoint story
Watch the 2021 documentary about Centrepoint on TVNZ+.
NZ on Screen
Watch Geoff Steven’s 1980 documentary about Centrepoint on NZ on Screen.
Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision
Discover radio and television coverage of Centrepoint’s rise and fall.
Bibliography
Centrepoint (magazine), 1980–91
Duffy, A.P., J.R. McPherson and I.A. Ramsay. Report of the committee of inquiry on its examination and inquiry into the Centrepoint Community Growth Trust pursuant to section 58 (2) of the Charitable Trusts Act 1957. 2v. Wellington, 1997
Gibson, K., M. Morgan, C. Woolley and T. Powis. A different kind of family: retrospective accounts of growing up at Centrepoint and implications for adulthood. Palmerston North, 2010
King, R.C. Surviving Centrepoint: my years in New Zealand’s most infamous cult. Auckland, 2021
Oakes, L. Inside Centrepoint: the story of a New Zealand community. Auckland, 1986
Richter, A. Cult trip. Auckland, 2022