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

Alex Harris made this Official Information request to Waimakariri District Council

The request was successful.

From: Alex Harris

Dear Waimakariri 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: Kevin Lamb
Waimakariri District Council

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Hi Alex

The Waimakariri District Council does not open it’s meetings with a
Prayer.

Regards

Kevin Lamb

Administration Manager

03 311 8900

Waimakariri District Council

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