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From: Alex Harris [mailto:[OIA #151 email]]
Posted At: Tuesday, 17 April 2012 13:06
Posted To: Inbox
Conversation: Local Government Official Information and Meetings request:
Does the Matamata-Piako District Council open its meetings with a prayer?
Subject: Local Government Official Information and Meetings request: Does the
Matamata-Piako District Council open its meetings with a prayer?

Dear Matamata-Piako 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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Hi Sandy,

I cannot find your reply. Are you able to resend to Alex today?

Thanks,
Teresa

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-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Harris [mailto:[OIA #151 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 26 June 2012 16:09
To: Teresa-Anne Odlum
Subject: RE: Local Government Official Information and Meetings request: Does
the Matamata-Piako District Council open its meetings with a prayer?

Dear Teresa-Anne Odlum,

A response to this request was due over a month ago. Will I be
receiving one soon, or will I have to go to the ombudsman?

Yours sincerely,

Alex Harris

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Hi Alex,

 

My apologies for not replying to you sooner.  I had thought I replied but
may have sent it to the wrong email address.

 

We do not open our meetings with a prayer. 

 

Regards

Sandy

 

Sandy Barnes | Democracy Services/Health & Safety Manager | Electoral
Officer
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