Good morning

Thank you for your email regarding Opening Council meetings with a prayer.

I have forwarded your enquiry on to our Committee Secretary to respond.

 

Regards,

 

Susan Greig

Customer Services Officer

Napier City Council, Private Bag 6010, Napier 4142

Phone: 06 835 7579   Fax: 06 835 7574

www.napier.govt.nz

Susan Greig

Customer Services Officer

Napier City Council, Private Bag 6010, Napier 4142

Phone: 06 835 7579   Fax: 06 835 7574

www.napier.govt.nz

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Harris [mailto:[FYI contact email]]
Sent: Monday, 2 April 2012 5:31 p.m.
To: Info
Subject: Local Government Official Information and Meetings request: Does
the Napier City Council open its meetings with a prayer?

 

     Dear Napier City 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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Good morning

 

Your email requesting information under the Local Government Official
Information & Meetings Act has been referred to me by Neil Taylor,
Council’s Chief Executive, who is responsible for responding to these
requests.

 

Napier City Council does not have a Council prayer as such but every
formal Council meeting is opened with a mediation which is read by the
Mayor.  This was established in 2001 and on occasions is modified to suit
particular events (i.e. the Canterbury earthquake, etc).  A copy of the
mediation is attached for your information.

 

Kind regards

 

Yvonne Moorcock

Committee Administrator

Napier City Council, Private Bag
[1]cid:image001.jpg@01C9085D.D8F2A090 6010, Napier 4142

Phone: 06 834 4143   Fax: 06 834
4147

[2]www.napier.govt.nz

 

 

 

From: Sue Greig On Behalf Of Info
Sent: Tuesday, 3 April 2012 8:32 a.m.
To: Yvonne Moorcock; Judy Bramley
Subject: FW: Local Government Official Information and Meetings request:
Does the Napier City Council open its meetings with a prayer?

 

 

Good morning

Thank you for your email regarding Opening Council meetings with a prayer.

I have forwarded your enquiry on to our Committee Secretary to respond.

 

Regards,

 

Susan Greig

Customer Services Officer

Napier City Council, Private Bag 6010, Napier 4142

Phone: 06 835 7579   Fax: 06 835 7574

[3]www.napier.govt.nz

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Harris [mailto:[4][FYI contact email]]
Sent: Monday, 2 April 2012 5:31 p.m.
To: Info
Subject: Local Government Official Information and Meetings request: Does
the Napier City Council open its meetings with a prayer?

 

     Dear Napier City 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

     [5]fyi.org.nz website.

    

     Yours faithfully,

    

     Alex Harris

    

     

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     Official Information and Meetings requests to Napier City Council?

    

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