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

Alex Harris made this Official Information request to Waikato District Council

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From: Alex Harris

Dear Waikato 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: Alex Harris

Dear Waikato District Council,

A response to this request was due last week and it is now late. Will I be receiving a response anytime soon?

Yours faithfully,

Alex Harris

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From: Adrian Bathgate
Waikato District Council

Hi Alex, apologies for the delay in responding to your query.

 

No, the council does not open its meetings with a prayer.

 

Regards

 

Adrian

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Alex Harris [mailto:[OIA #180 email]]

Sent: Tuesday, 24 April 2012 3:51 p.m.

To: Public Enquiries

Subject: Local Government Official Information and Meetings request: Does
the Waikato District Council open its meetings with a prayer?

 

šššš Dear Waikato District Council,

šššš

šššššAs you may have read recently, the Whanganui District Council

šššš abolished its opening prayer after a complaint was made to the

šššš Human Rights Commission. I'm interested in learning how widespread

šššš this practice is, so I'd like to request the following information

šššš under the LGOIMA:

šššš

ššššš* Does the Council open its meetings with a prayer? * If the answer

šššš to the above is "yes", then I'd like a copy of that prayer (or

šššš examples, if more than one is used), when the practice was first

šššš established, whether the council has considered abolishing it in

šššš the wake of the Whanganui decision, and any advice the council may

šššš hold on the prayer's compatibility with both the Human Rights Act

šššš 1993 and Bill of Rights Act 1990.

šššš

šššššI would prefer to receive an electronic response. Queries about

šššš this request will be automatically forwarded to me by the

šššš fyi.org.nz website.

šššš

šššššYours faithfully,

šššš

šššššAlex Harris

šššš

 

 

Adrian Bathgate

Communications Advisor (Contractor)

Waikato District Council

■ P 07 824 8633 ■ F 07 824 8091 ■ Call Free 0800 492 452

Private Bag 544, Ngaruawahia 3742

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