Wellington Council prayer

Alex Harris made this Official Information Act request to Wellington City Council

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From: Alex Harris

26 March 2012

Dear Wellington City 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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26 March 2012

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Dear Alex,
Thank you for your email on Monday 26 March with your Official Information
Request regarding the prayers at the beginning of meetings.

We have forwarded your enquiry onto our Issues Resolution Team for their
attention as they are best suited to follow up on your request. We expect
they will contact you directly in due course.

For more information about the Issues Resolution Team please click on the
following link:

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If we can be of further assistance, or you have any questions about the
Wellington City Council and our services please call our 24 hour Customer
Contact Centre on (04) 499 4444 or email: [2][Wellington City Council request email].

Kind regards,

Kathleen Borrows
Online Information Co-ordinator
Customer Contact Centre
Citizen Engagement Directorate
Wellington City Council
101 Wakefield St
Wellington
New Zealand

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From: FYI Requests

27 March 2012

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Dear Alex,
 
Please find attached the Council's formal response to your request for
information.
 
Regards,
 
Ian Hunter
Issues Resolution Office
Wellington City Council.
 
 
 

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