Auckland Council prayer
Alex Harris made this Official Information request to Auckland Council
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From: Alex Harris
Dear Auckland 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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Dear Alex,
Please find acknowledgement of your information request attached.
Kind regards, Nicole
Nicole Miell | Information Advisor
Public Information Office | Democracy Services
Auckland Council | Level 16 | Civic Administration Building | 1 Greys
Avenue | Auckland
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Dear Alex,
Please find response to your Local Government official information request
attached.
Kind regards, Nicole
Nicole Miell | Information Advisor
Public Information Office | Democracy Services
Auckland Council | Level 16 | Civic Administration Building | 1 Greys
Avenue | Auckland
Phone: 301 3810 | Extension: (40) 8610 | Fax: 09 3010100
Hours:9.30 to 2.30pm, Mon to Fri
Visit our website: [1]www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
[Auckland Council]
CAUTION: This email message and any attachments contain information that
may be confidential and may be LEGALLY PRIVILEGED. If you are not the
intended recipient, any use, disclosure or copying of this message or
attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email
message in error please notify us immediately and erase all copies of the
message and attachments. We do not accept responsibility for any viruses
or similar carried with our email, or any effects our email may have on
the recipient computer system or network. Any views expressed in this
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