5 July 2024

File Ref: IRC-6230
James
[FYI request #26229 email]

Tēnā koe James

Thank you for your email of 26 March 2024 to Wellington City Council (the Council) requesting the
following information:
•  … all correspondence, if any, relating to requests or inquiries about broadcasting the Call to
Prayer from locations within the Wel ington region. This should include but not be limited to
email, texts and meetings between Wel ington City Council staﬀ, Council ors, the Mayor and
her staﬀ etc.
On 25 April 2024, you reﬁned the scope of your request to cover only communications with
Council ors, the mayor and her staﬀ.
The information you requested is attached. Please note that some of the content contains oﬀensive
material.
We advise that some material has been withheld from this information under the fol owing sections
of the Local Government Oﬃcial information and Meetings Act:
•  Section 7(2)(a), to protect the privacy of individuals
•  Section 7(2)(d), to avoid prejudice to measures protecting the health or safety of members of
the public
•  Section 7(2)(f)(ii), to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through the protection
of such members, officers, employees, and persons from improper pressure or harassment
You have the right, by way of complaint under section 28(1) of the LGOIMA, to request an
investigation and review of the Council’s decision by the Ombudsman. Information about how to
make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

Nāku noa, nā

Susan Sales
Senior Advisor Oﬃcial Information
Oﬃcial Information team

Document Outline

 Section 7(2)(d), to avoid prejudice to measures protecting the health or safety of members of the public