NZSDC Council

Feedback now open on Nationals Adjudication Core Applicants

Public feedback is now open on applicants who have applied to be a member of the adjudication core of the 2025 National Finals. 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 …

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World Schools Debating Championships – Coaching and Judging Applications Now Open

The New Zealand Schools’ Debating Council will be sending a team to the World Schools’ Debating Championships in Panama City, Panama between 22 July 2025 and 1 August 2025. The New Zealand Schools’ Debating Council is excited to open formal applications to:* coach the team; and* attend the World Schools’ Debating Championships as a judge …

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2025 National Championships – adjudication core applications open

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

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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Originair Kahurangi-Marlborough Impromptu Cup 2024

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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Cooney Lees Morgan Bay of Plenty British Parliamentary Championship 2024

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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