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

Alex Harris made this Official Information request to Horowhenua District Council

The request was successful.

From: Alex Harris

Dear Horowhenua 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: EXTERNAL Customer Services
Horowhenua District Council

Hello Alex,

Thank you for your email.
It has been forwarded to our Chief Executives Office to respond.
Customer Request No 18473/2012.

Kind regards
Sue

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From: Alex Harris

Dear EXTERNAL Customer Services,

This request was due on 9 May and is now late. Will I be gettign a reply soon?

Yours sincerely,

Alex Harris

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From: EXTERNAL Customer Services
Horowhenua District Council

Hello Alex,

Thank you for your email.
It has been forwarded to our Chief Executive.
Updated & re-assigned Customer Request No 18473/2012.

Kind regards
Sue

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From: Alex Harris

Dear EXTERNAL Customer Services,

You've now had another 20 working days on a request originally filed back in April. Am I getting a response, or am I going to the Ombudsman?

Yours sincerely,

Alex Harris

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From: EXTERNAL Customer Services
Horowhenua District Council

Hello Alex

Thank you for your email.
It has been forwarded to our Chief Executive.
Updated & re-assigned Customer Request No 20870/2012.

Kind regards

Andrea Glancy
Customer Services Officer
Horowhenua District Council
126-148 Oxford Street
Private Bag 4002
Levin
Ph: 06-3660999
E: [email address]
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From: David Ward
Horowhenua District Council

In response to your request, Horowhenua District Council does not open
meetings with a prayer.

 

David Ward.

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