NZ are World Champions
New Zealand has just won the World Schools Debating Championships for the first time since 1995 by beating England by 6-1 in the Grand Final.
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Wow that is simply awesome. Looking forward to reading of your prowess in the NZ papers and hearing about it on radio. Just brilliant.
Luv Mum and Dad Perry
Congratulations team!
That is so unbelievably exciting!!! Great to see all that hard work, fabulous coaching and individual and collective brilliance rewarded. Fantastic!!
Congratulations!!! Maria, when you get back you have to tell me every single detail about every single debate.
Fantastic news!! I knew this would be your year. Hope you have some time now to enjoy being in the ancient home of the art of rhetoric.
Congratulations. Truly an amazing feat. You have really put NZ on the map! Looking forward to hearing your stories Maria.
Absolutely fantastic news! You guys are amazing and we are all proud of you back here. A well deserved victory!
Congratulations Maria and team! What a fantastic achievement. We are sooo proud .
Watch the conquering heroes come! We learnt with pride of your success. Congratulations Jenny from your grandfather Savage and penny.
so proud of you all something to remember for the rest of your lives a great achievement Pat and Derek
I hope you booked an extra seat on the plane home under the name Mr T. Rophy.
Congratulations guys! Great work.
Congratualtions! All five of you should be so proud. We can’t wait to celebrate with you all when you return.
Superb! Well done all of you, particularly Jen.
Well done guys, that is an amazing achievement!
Congratulations to Jen and the team. We are so proud of all of you. You are wonderful ambassadors for your country and schools
Well done guys, what a sweet victory! Absolutely brilliant.
Fantastic work New Zealand!! Maria you are a superstar!
Have fun celebrating your victory.
Never have I seen such unanimity in facebook status updates. The New Zealand debating community is just thrilled, and so proud of you guys. Amazing achievement, done with great style. Warmest congratulations to you all.
To Jen and your team, huge congratulations. What a comprehensive final victory. It must feel so sweet to be so clearly the best team. You deserve to feel so proud.
Fantastic stuff! You guys deserve all the plaudits and attention you are sure to get, enjoy it.
Brilliant! Such a fantastic team deserves a fantastic result. And to be beat England so emphatically – of course I’ve never been a big fan of the English :p – really really well done guys!
Absolutely incredible result!!!! Huge congratulations
Yes it was a fabulous debate and a very sweet moment when the result was announced and the room erupted into huge cheers. I have a huge number of photos and have sent a few to Chris Bishop and Pei Hwang.
The victors were crowned with wreaths, a delightful Greek touch so you’ll no doubt see quite a number of photos of the team wearing them.
This was a much harder competition than the last – the standard was higher overall, the teams more competitive, especilly the returnees, all of whom were desperately keen to do better this time. Team NZ had to fight more for some of its wins so it was unsurprising that not all were unanimous. They could have been utterly exhausted (and maybe were) by the 3-2 win against the well-performing Singapore in the semi-final but NZ were tenacious in the final. You could see in Ben’s, Jen’s and Maria’s performances that they just were not going to stand for the same outcome as Washington…and the result is history.
To Jen and team, so pleased to learn of your massive achievement. Your hard work has been richly rewarded. Love and best wishes, Evans family in Whangarei.
!!!!! What an AMAZING achievement – You make me proud to be a New Zealander!!!!!
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To all the team, you have done your country proud and we are all delighted for you. It is an extraordinary achievement to go back and WIN. You have proven you are made of special stuff.