Tēnā koutou Thank you for your interest in debating in 2025, we hope that your students are as excited for regionals as we are! On Wednesday 26th February from 7-9pm the New Zealand Schools’ Debating Council is running an ‘Introduction to Debating’ zoom workshop for any interested student or teacher. The first hour (7-8pm) will …
Public feedback is now open on applicants from who have applied to coach or assistant coach regional teams in 2025. The community feedback process is not concerned with a candidate’s skill but rather their conduct. In particular, the New Zealand Schools’ Debating Council are interested in any feedback members of the community may have with …
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We have now opened coaching applications for regionals teams! The general requirements of coaching the teams are as follows: Attend the relevant regional competition. Train your team: Generally, you should aim to train the team for a few weekends between Regionals in March and Nationals in May, but it is at your discretion as to …
The New Zealand Schools’ Debating Council are now accepting applications for the Adjudication Core of the New Zealand Schools’ Debating Championships 2025. The National Championships will be hosted in Wellington from Friday 23 May to Monday 26 May. The adjudication core will consist of one Chief Adjudicator (CA) and three to four Deputy Chief Adjudicators …
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Free Speech Union New Zealand Schools’ British Parliamentary Debating Championship 2024 On the 7th and 8th of December, the New Zealand Schools’ Debating Council hosted the Free Speech Union New Zealand Schools’ British Parliamentary Debating Championship 2024. We were very pleased to have had 64 participating teams, making this the largest edition of the championship …
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On Sunday the 4th of August, NZSDC ran Originair Kahurangi-Marlborough Impromptu Cup! Students debated on a wide range of topics, from education, to the Olympics, to parenting. Even more impressively, they did it with only 5 minutes to prepare before the debate started! We’d like to congratulate Garin College Junior Maroon (Jack Hall, Matthaeus Kwan) …
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On Saturday the 14th of September, we ran the Cooney Lees Morgan Bay of Plenty British Parliamentary tournament! Our adjudicators were thoroughly impressed by the talent on display, especially given many competitors were debating in the British Parliamentary (BP) format for the first time.Congratulations to Tauranga Boys College (Ollie Farquharson and James Bunyan) for taking …
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On Sunday the 20th of October, NZSDC ran the Free Speech Union Northland Development Tournament in Kerikeri! Our adjudicators were thoroughly impressed by the talent on display, especially given many competitors were debating for the first time. Congratulations to Kerikeri High School Whero (Ella Wade, Hayley Bloch-Jorgensen and Annaliese Brewer) for winning the tournament! Congratulations …
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The New Zealand Schools’ Debating Council is excited to open entries for the Free Speech Union New Zealand Schools British Parliamentary Debating Championships 2024. The tournament will be held on 7-8 December via Zoom. This year the tournament is completely free for all attendees, thanks to sponsorship from the FSU. We hope that you, or …
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Public feedback is now open on the applicants for the adjudication core of the 2024 Free Speech Union New Zealand Schools’ British Parliamentary Championships (NZSBP). The community feedback process is strictly not concerned with a candidate’s skill but rather their conduct. In particular, the New Zealand Schools’ Debating Council are interested in any feedback members …
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