If you’re interested in going along to watch the debates on the International Tour, here are the details of where each round is being held.
Results from each round will be available on this website soon after the round is finished.
ROUND ONE: Wellington, Sunday 13 February at 11am
Format of debate: Impromptu
South Korea v New Zealand Development
New Zealand v USA B
Canada West v Australia
USA A v Canada East
Malaysia v India
All debates will be held at Scots College. Preparation for the teams will start at 10am and the debates will start at 11am.
ROUND TWO: Wellington, Monday 14 February at 9.30am
Format of Debate: Prepared topic – This House believes that Wikileaks is good for the world
South Korea v USA B at Samuel Marsden Collegiate School
New Zealand Development v Canada East at Samuel Marsden Collegiate School
Malaysia v USA A at Wellington College
India v Australia at Wellington College
Canada West v New Zealand at Wellington College
All debates will start at 9.30am.
ROUND THREE: Palmerston North, Monday 14 February at 2.30pm
Format of debate: Impromptu
USA B v Canada West at Palmerston North Boys’ High School
Canada East v New Zealand at Palmerston North Boys’ High School
New Zealand Development v Malaysia at St Peter’s College
USA A v India at St Peter’s College
Australia v South Korea at St Peter’s College
Preparation for the teams will start at 1.30pm and the debates will start at 2.30pm.
ROUND FOUR: Hastings, Tuesday 15 February at 11am
Format of debate: Prepared – This House believes central banks should be directly elected by the people
USA A v Canada West at Lindisfarne College
USA B v India at Lindisfarne College
New Zealand Development v Australia at St John’s College
Canada East v Malaysia at St John’s College
New Zealand v South Korea at St John’s College
All debates will start at 11am.
ROUND FIVE: Napier, Tuesday 15 February at 2pm
Format of debate: Prepared – This House believes China should abolish restrictions on the number of children a family is allowed to have
Australia v USA B at Napier Boys’ High School
Canada East v South Korea at Napier Boys’ High School
Canada West v India at Napier Boys’ High School
Malaysia v New Zealand at Napier Boys’ High School
USA A v New Zealand Development at Napier Boys’ High School
All debates will start at 2pm.
ROUND SIX: Rotorua/Tauranga, Wednesday 16 February at 1pm.
Format of debate: Impromptu
Canada West v Malaysia at John Paul College
South Korea v USA A at Rotorua Girls’ High School
India v Canada East at John Paul College
New Zealand v Australia at Rotorua Boys’ High School
USA B v New Zealand Development at Mokoia Intermediate
Preparation for the teams will start at 12pm and the debates will start at 1pm.
ROUND SEVEN: Hamilton, Thursday 17 February at 1pm
Format of debate: Impromptu
Canada East v USA B at Hillcrest High School
India v New Zealand at St John’s College
Australia v USA A at Hamilton Boys’ High School
Malaysia v South Korea at Sacred Heart Girls’ College
New Zealand Development v Canada West at St Paul’s Collegiate
Preparation for the teams will start at 12pm and the debates will start at 1pm.
ROUND EIGHT: Whangarei, Friday 18 February at 11am
Format of debate: Prepared – This House would ban the solitary confinement of prisoners
USA B v Malaysia at Whangarei Girls’ High School
India v New Zealand Development at Whangarei Girls’ High School
New Zealand v USA A at Whangarei Girls’ High School
South Korea v Canada West at Whangarei Girls’ High School
Australia v Canada East at Whangarei Girls’ High School
All debates will start at 11am.
SEMI-FINALS: Auckland, Saturday 19 February at time TBC (morning)
Format of debate: Impromptu
Semi-final one will be at St Cuthbert’s College.
Semi-final two will be at King’s College.
GRAND FINAL: Auckland, Saturday 19 February at time TBC (late afternoon)
Format of debate: Impromptu
The Grand Final is at St Kentigern College.