A Hastings District councillor refused to attend a council strategic planning session because it was held at a marae.
First term councillor Steve Gibson posted on his Facebook page that he refused to attend the council’s strategic planning session on Wednesday because he was “not comfortable participating in council business where religious or spiritual practices form part of official proceedings”.
He said the meeting venue had changed “at the eleventh hour” from a “neutral civic venue to a marae”.
The venue had initially been a local historic homestead but was changed to the Waiohiki marae.
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Steve Gibson posted that he refused to attend the council’s strategic planning session on Wednesday because he was “not comfortable participating in council business where religious or spiritual practices form part of official proceedings”.
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