Does the Waitaki District Council open its meetings with a prayer?

Alex Harris made this Official Information Act request to Waitaki District Council

The request was successful.

From: Alex Harris

26 April 2012

Dear Waitaki District Council,

As you may have read recently, the Whanganui District Council
abolished its opening prayer after a complaint was made to the
Human Rights Commission. I'm interested in learning how widespread
this practice is, so I'd like to request the following information
under the LGOIMA:

* Does the Council open its meetings with a prayer? * If the answer
to the above is "yes", then I'd like a copy of that prayer (or
examples, if more than one is used), when the practice was first
established, whether the council has considered abolishing it in
the wake of the Whanganui decision, and any advice the council may
hold on the prayer's compatibility with both the Human Rights Act
1993 and Bill of Rights Act 1990.

I would prefer to receive an electronic response. Queries about
this request will be automatically forwarded to me by the
fyi.org.nz website.

Yours faithfully,

Alex Harris

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From: Alex Harris

29 May 2012

Dear Waitaki District Council,

A response to this request was due last week and it is now late.
Will I be receiving a response anytime soon?

Yours faithfully,

Alex Harris

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Alex Harris left an annotation (26 June 2012)

A complaint has now been lodged with the Ombudsman.

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Alex Harris left an annotation ( 6 August 2012)

Apparently the email was not received; the Council are now treating this as a new request due on 20 August.

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From: Anthea O’Sullivan
Waitaki District Council

21 August 2012

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Dear Mr Harris

 

Please find attached a response from our Policy Manger  to your request
for information on whether the Waitaki District Council  opens its Council
Meetings with a Prayer.

 

Regards

Anthea 

 

 

Anthea O’Sullivan

PA to Mayor & Strategy Group Manager

Administration Officer: Strategy & Civic Support

Waitaki District Council

Private Bag 50058

Oamaru

DDI: 03 433 0889

Fax: 03 433 0301

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[2]www.waitaki.govt.nz

 

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