New Zealand Schools’ Debating

In Round Seven this morning New Zealand (Josh, Aria, Jasmin) beat Nigeria 3-0, opposing “That terrorist suspects should be tried in civilian courts”.

In Round Eight this afternoon New Zealand (Nick, Maria, Aria) lost to Australia by 3-0, proposing “That we should legalise performance enhancing drugs in sport”.

New Zealand therefore finishes on 6 wins and 19 judges.

There are five teams on eight wins: Australia, Greece, Singapore, England and Canada. New Zealand will definitely break, likely somewhere between position 8 and 14.

Break will be announced later tonight. I will endeavour to get someone back in NZ to update the site with where NZ breaks and who they will be against in the octo-finals tomorrow.