Under His Command
John Campbell has spent months investigating Destiny Church, encountering fear from insiders like he’s never seen before—what is Brian Tamaki doing, and why does it terrify them?
Seasons
1. Place of Lostness
Air Date: 2025-04-24
John meets Te Ahi, who lives in hiding after fleeing abuse from her former partner—a member of the Destiny Church’s anti-violence group, ‘Man Up’.
2. Stuff your Charity!
Air Date: 2025-04-24
John digs into Destiny Church’s status as a charity; Unpacks the law that governs charities, asks who holds the power to de-register them, and why that process is so rarely used.
3. Protection of the Tithe
Air Date: 2025-04-24
John follows the money; investigating how much Destiny receives, and how they receive it. He delves into the practice of tithing, which one former member describes as ‘unrelenting pressure’ to give.
4. We Are An Army
Air Date: 2025-04-24
John speaks to two experts on ‘cult-like’ behaviour — and how it affects not just Destiny’s followers, but their wider community too.
5. Revelation to John
Air Date: 2025-04-24
John Campbell travels to Brian Tamaki’s ‘City of God’ to investigate. Then, in the final hours of production, John finally receives a response from Destiny Church.
1. God's Middleman': Brian Tamaki
Air Date: 2025-09-08
John revisits his Destiny Church investigation as fresh insiders come forward and a protest erupts on Auckland’s Queen Street.
2. Leaving the Man Up 'gang'
Air Date: 2025-09-08
John meets former Man Up members Wayne and Jack, uncovering the stark gap between the Destiny programmes origin and what it has become today.
3. Destiny vs. Drag Queens
Air Date: 2025-09-08
Drag artists Sunita and Daniel share what it’s like to face Brian Tamaki’s so-called ‘army.’
4. Life after Brian
Air Date: 2025-09-08
John examines the lasting influence of Destiny Church on its members and what leaving the church means for those who walk away.
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Rating
0.0/10
Release Date
2025-04-24
Episodes
9 (2 seasons)
Status
Returning Series
