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# Face of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-360/
- Published: 2021-05-13T18:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-05-14T21:22:12.000Z
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: Featured, NZ, NZ Politics, Politics, Religion, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 02:14

> A Ruapehu district councillor refused to stay in the room for a 12-second karakia to open a council meeting.  
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> \[…\] Doyle said he was uncomfortable with opening a public meeting with any formal system of belief, whether it was “a karakia, a Hail Mary or an Our Father”.  
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> \[…\] he asked the mayor to respect his right not to be present for the karakia and excused himself from the room.  
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> \[…\] In a text to Awa FM, Doyle said: “Karakia was introduced without consultation or the consent of elected members”. He wrote: “Whilst I respect the right to exercise a system of belief, there should be a corresponding respect for people who choose not to exercise that right. In short, **I would prefer that politics and religion did not mix.”**  
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> \[…\] Pue says using karakia to open meetings would contribute to the council being a good Treaty partner.  
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> NZ Herald

[Read the full article here.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/ruapehu-councillor-walks-out-of-meeting-over-karakia/U33IGLHDJG4PHQQL6OXOBZRCK4/?ref=goodoil.news) Comment on it on *The BFD.*