RE: OFFICIAL INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your written request received on 3rd April regarding Porirua
City Council opening its meetings with a prayer?

Your request has been assigned to the appropriate officer and you can
expect a reply within 20 working days.

Should you need to follow up with this request please quote the following
reference #756616

Yours sincerely

Arlene Colwell
Team Leader Records
DDI: 04 2371410 | MOB: 0275135083
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"Porirua enjoys 54km of coastline, including a harbour, inlet and a
variety of beaches"

-----Original Message-----
From: Leeanne Chapman On Behalf Of [1][email address]
Sent: Tuesday, 3 April 2012 8:34 a.m.
To: Records Management
Subject: FW: Local Government Official Information and Meetings request:
Does the Porirua City Council open its meetings with a prayer?

Leeanne Chapman
Customer Services Officer
DDI: 64-4-237 3805
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"Together we're making Porirua Amazing"

-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Harris [mailto:[2][FYI contact email]]
Sent: Monday, 2 April 2012 5:34 p.m.
To: [3][email address]
Subject: Local Government Official Information and Meetings request: Does
the Porirua City Council open its meetings with a prayer?

    Dear Porirua 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
    [4]fyi.org.nz website.

    Yours faithfully,

    Alex Harris

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Please find attached response to official information request from Alex Harris.

Regards
Allie Dunn
Team Leader Democratic Services
DDI: 04 2371419
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Porirua City Council
www.pcc.govt.nz
PO Box 50-218, 16 Cobham Court, Porirua 5240, New Zealand
24hr Phone: +64 4 237 5089 Email: [Porirua City Council request email] Fax: +64 4 237 6384
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"Porirua City is a great place to raise a family"

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The content of this email is CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION and may also be
LEGALLY PRIVILEGED, intended only for the person named above. If this
email is not addressed to you, you must not use, read, distribute or
copy this document. If you have received this document by mistake,
please call us collect on the number listed above or ring our Systems
Administrator on 04 237 5089 and destroy the original message.
Thank you..
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