Hopefully the attached report to Council in January 2011 is
self-explanatory.  If you have any further questions please do not
hesitate to contact me.

Thanks

Linda Pablecheque
PA Chief Executive/HR Officer
Buller District Council
PO Box 21
Westport 7866
DDI: 03 788 9642
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-----Original Message-----
From: Customer Services
Sent: 04 April 2012 08:21
To: Linda Pablecheque
Subject: FW: Local Government Official Information and Meetings request:
Does the Buller District Council open its meetings with a prayer?

-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Harris [mailto:[2][FYI contact email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 3 April 2012 9:54 p.m.
To: Buller District Council Information
Subject: Local Government Official Information and Meetings request:
Does the Buller District Council open its meetings with a prayer?

    Dear Buller 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
    [3]fyi.org.nz website.

    Yours faithfully,

    Alex Harris

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