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

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

The request was successful.

From: Alex Harris

26 April 2012

Dear Whangarei 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: Mail Room
Whangarei District Council

26 April 2012

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From: Call Centre Representatives
Whangarei District Council

27 April 2012

Thank you for your enquiry.
Your email to Whangarei District Council has been received and referred to the Corporate department for a response.
Please quote CRM No.COP000871 if you require any further information

Regards,
Raewyn

Whangarei District Council Contact Centre

Private Bag 9023 | Whangarei 0148 | www.wdc.govt.nz
Ph: 094304200 | E: [email address]

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From: Kathryn Candy
Whangarei District Council

3 May 2012

Dear Alex,

I refer to your email below asking whether the Whangarei District Council opens its meetings with a prayer. I can advise that currently the Council does not open its meetings with a prayer.

Regards

Kathryn Candy
Legal Counsel| Whangarei District Council
Private Bag 9023 | Whangarei 0148 | www.wdc.govt.nz
P: 09 470 3011| M: 0274 529 902 E: [email address]

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