New Zealand Schools’ Debating

The Friends of NZSDC

In 2008, the NZSDC celebrated its twentieth anniversary.  To mark this milestone, the NZSDC established its official alumni organisation, the Friends of NZSDC Trust.

The Friends of NZSDC Trust has two roles, both of which are designed to assist our alumni with staying connected to the organisation.

1. To arrange and coordinate alumni activities, including networking events. For 2009 the Trust is planning to hold official alumni events in Auckland, Wellington, the South Island, and London. Other centres may be available on request.
2. To enlist financial support from our alumni so that the activities of the NZSDC in furthering debating in New Zealand schools can be strengthened and enlarged.

The Trust is independent of the NZSDC, with three alumni – Rosemary Dixon, Hayden Ryan, and Tim Stephens – acting as Trustees.

To register as an alumnus, please email president@debating.org.nz

Online Donations

You can make a donation to the Friends of New Zealand Schools Debating Foundation online using your credit card. Your contribution, no matter how small or large is greatly appreciated.

Payments are handled by Paymate, a secure credit card payment processor. Your credit card details are protected by industry standard SSL encryption, and are never passed on to us or any other party.

Annual Membership (Students/Unwaged) $20 per annum:

Annual Membership (Waged) $50 per annum:

Alternatively, if you would like to make a donation of any amount to the trust, please use the following link: Donate online

The Friends of New Zealand Schools’ Debating Foundation is a charitable trust (registration number CC42751).

Points of Information

Points of Information is a electronic newsletter published by the Friends of New Zealand Schools Debating Trust throughout the year, to keep alumni informed about what is happening in schools debating in New Zealand. Click the below links to download.

Points of Information – April 2010

Points of Information – August 2010

DFR Newsletter

The NZSDC publishes a periodic electronic newsletter (Declined For Rudeness). If you would like to sign up to the mailing list to receive these automatically, fill out the form below.