The NZ Schools Debating Team 2011 leaves New Zealand today for the World Schools’ Debating Championships in Scotland. The team will first spend a week in Sydney training with the NZ Team and their assistant coaches, before journeying onto Dundee.
New Zealand’s draw is as follows:
Round 1: “This House would offer dictators immunity in return for leaving power”
Bermuda v New Zealand
Thursday 18 August
Round 2: Impromptu
New Zealand v Qatar
Thursday 18 August
Round 3: This House believes that universal primary education is a misallocation of resources for the developing world
New Zealand v Sri Lanka
Friday 19 August
Round 4: Impromptu
Kuwait v New Zealand
Friday 19 August
Round 5: This House would legalise the sale of human organs
New Zealand v Greece
Sunday 21 August
Round 6: Impromptu
Chile v New Zealand
Sunday 21 August
Round 7: This House believes that women can only achieve equality under a secular system of government
Japan v New Zealand
Monday 22 August
Round 8: Impromptu
New Zealand v Singapore
Monday 22 August
Results will be posted here as they become available. Updates will be also be made via the NZSDC twitter-feed: @nzsdc. Follow the team!