Gary Judd KC: It never rains, but it pours

Two days ago, lawyers in the North were sent details of a proposal to commence and end each court sitting day with a karakia. They have been asked for comments. One of the readers of my piece explaining why freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief is so important in the email, from the courts administration, to me, together with the comments he had sent. I decided I should enter the fray and sent this email.

I endorse [my reader's] response to your request for comments, “New Zealand is a secular country and as such there is no place for a Karakia, or any other sort of prayer, in any State activity.”