The New Zealand Schools' Debating Championships for 2024 continued on 3 March 2024 with the Edmonds Judd Waikato Regional Schools' Debating Championships and the largest ever Central North Island Regional Schools' Debating Championships!
Congratulations to Hamilton Boys' High School and Palmerston North Girls’ High School for winning their respective championships! 🏆
Edmonds Judd Regional Schools' Debating Championships won by Hamilton Boys' High School
The Edmonds Judd Waikato Regional Schools’ Debating Championship was held on Sunday 3 March at the University of Waikato with 25 teams in attendance.
It was a very high quality tournament and we’d like to extend a warm thanks to every school that attended. An additional thank you to all the adjudicators who also judged the tournament and to Robert Hoskins and Tiana Mayo for their efforts as convenors.
The Championships commenced with the students hearing from Ryan Hamilton, MP for Hamilton East; who spoke about how the skills that debating teaches you can be useful across a wide range of possible careers.
Following three rounds of preliminary debates, St Peter’s Cambridge and Te Awamutu College progressed to the Junior Finals, while Hamilton Boys’ High School and Hamilton Girls’ High School progressed to the Senior Finals. St Peter’s Cambridge were announced as the winners of the Junior division after a spirited final debate. Congratulations to Alec Fernandez, Henry Han, Lachie Wallace and Xavier Pires.
In the Senior Finals, Hamilton Boys’ High School emerged as the winners of the 2024 Edmonds Judd Waikato Regional Schools’ Debating Championship. Congratulations to Nikash Lanka, Jonathan Crowther, Michael Crowther and Conor McCormack.
A squad of three debaters was chosen to compete at the National Finals of the New Zealand Schools' Debating Championships, which will be held in Wellington in May. The Edmonds Judd Waikato Schools’ Debating Team will be represented by: Katie Li, St Peter’s Cambridge; Jumana Fouda, Hamilton Girls’ High School; and Nikash Lanka, Hamilton Boys’ High School.
The New Zealand Schools' Debating Council is grateful for Edmond Judd's support of schools' debating in the Waikato.
Pictured below (from left to right): junior champions (St Peter’s Cambridge); senior champions (Hamilton Boys’ High School); and the 2024 Edmonds Judd Waikato Schools’ Debating Team.
Central North Island Regional Schools' Debating Championships - the largest ever!
The 2024 Central North Island Regional Schools’ Debating Championships were held at Whanganui Collegiate School on the 3rd of March.
This year's competition had a total of 32 teams attending, making it the largest ever Central North Island Regional Schools’ Debating Championships. It was a very high quality competition and we’d like to extend a warm thanks to every school for attending, and to all of the adjudicators who judged the tournament, and to Sophie Crozier and Oliver Gillespie for their hard work as convenors.
Thanks as well to the MP for Whanganui, Carl Bates, for coming to say a few words to the staff and students who attended the debates. Carl inspired the students by showing them that their debating skills come to great use when working in both the public and private sector.
After three rounds of preliminary debates, the two teams progressing to the finals were Palmerston North Girls’ High School and Palmerston North Boys’ High School. Following a riveting final debate, Palmerston North Girls’ High School were announced as the winners of the Central North Island Regional Schools’ Debating Championships.
