Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 3, 2023 4:33:16 GMT 12
KAIPARA DISTRICT COUNCIL'S MARCH MEETING STARTS WITH COUNCILLOR'S KARAKIA
A karakia rang out across Kaipara District Council's monthly meeting on 29 March, just four months after new Mayor Craig Jepson banned its use.
Designated councillor Eryn Wilson-Collins opened the meeting in Mangawhai with the karakia which has been optional and used for a number of years by those who wished to say it.
Wilson-Collins' karakia came not long before Baylys Beach resident and Iraqi-born Samah Huriwai-Seger addressed councillors, pleading for the reintroduction of the karakia at the start of every meeting - as supporters Mirinia Arana-Pou and Careen Davis unfurled a "protect our karakia" banner alongside Kaipara Mayor Craig Jepson.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/487022/kaipara-district-council-s-march-meeting-starts-with-councillor-s-karakia
A karakia rang out across Kaipara District Council's monthly meeting on 29 March, just four months after new Mayor Craig Jepson banned its use.
Designated councillor Eryn Wilson-Collins opened the meeting in Mangawhai with the karakia which has been optional and used for a number of years by those who wished to say it.
Wilson-Collins' karakia came not long before Baylys Beach resident and Iraqi-born Samah Huriwai-Seger addressed councillors, pleading for the reintroduction of the karakia at the start of every meeting - as supporters Mirinia Arana-Pou and Careen Davis unfurled a "protect our karakia" banner alongside Kaipara Mayor Craig Jepson.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/487022/kaipara-district-council-s-march-meeting-starts-with-councillor-s-karakia