At each Regional Championships, a team is selected to represent Canterbury at the New Zealand Schools’ Debating Championships. Previous teams are listed below.
2021
Sophie Land (Rangi Ruru Girls’ School)
Callum Hackston (Christ’s College)
Phoebe Jennings (St Margaret’s College)
Coaches: Daniel Maier-Gant and Will Miller
2020
Lucy Jessep (St Margaret’s College)
Callum Hackston (Christ’s College)
Jamie Yee (Christ’s College)
Coaches: Vikas Shenoy and Will Miller
2019
Joshua Stevenson (Christ’s College)
Meg Longley (St Andrew’s College)
Hattie Compton-Moen (St Margaret’s College)
Coaches: Nic Wilson and Vikas Shenoy
2018
William Wynn Thomas (Christ’s College)
Milly O’Brien (St Margaret’s College)
Megan Blackwood (St Andrew’s College)
Coaches: Richard D’Ath and Tom O’Brien, assisted by Nic Wilson and Angus Dysart-Paul
2017
Julia Randerson (Wellington High School)
Ben Penno (Hutt International Boys’ School)
Tony Huang (Onslow College)
Coaches: Ailidh Leslie and Amy Spittal
Wellington Gold
Eva Cochrane (Kāpiti College)
Sophie Crozier (Onslow College)
Cara Homewood (Wellington Girls’ College)
Coaches: Taran Molloy and Samuel Penno
2016
Canterbury Red
Madeleine Tilley (St Margaret’s College)
Chloe Goodsir (Papanui High School)
Harrison Smith (St Andrew’s College)
Coach: Sophie Maher
Canterbury Black
Emily Wildy (Kāpiti College)
Matthew Moore (Christ’s College)
Angus Dysart-Paul (Christ’s College)
Coaches: Richard D’Ath and Bill Dieckermann
2015
Canterbury Red
Emma Clucas (St Margaret’s College)
Sasha Cuthbert (Cashmere High School)
Natalie Vaughan (St Margaret’s College)
Coach: Bill Dieckermann
Canterbury Black
Matthew Moore (Christ’s College)
Isabella Walsh (Villa Maria College)
Samantha Crews (Villa Maria College)
Coaches: Tim Bain and Sophie Maher
2014
Canterbury Red
Vincent Curd (Christ’s College)
Daniel Maier-Gant (St Andrew’s College)
Isabella Walsh (Villa Maria College)
Coaches: Tom O’Brien and Tim Bain
Canterbury Black
Daniel Coats (Burnside High School)
Hanseul Nam (Rangi Ruru Girls’ School)
Natalie Vaughan (St Margaret’s College)
Coaches: Sarah Hoffman and Sean Maskill
2013
Canterbury Red
Daniel Maier-Gant (St Andrew’s College)
Daniel Coats (Burnside High School)
Ben Maguire (St Bede’s College)
Coaches: Tom O’Brien and Sean Maskill
Canterbury Black
Jess Minehan Fitzgerald (Rangi Ruru Girls’ School)
Vincent Curd (Christ’s College)
Christopher Cooper (St Bede’s College)
Coaches: Tim Bain and Megan Dickie
2011
Canterbury Red
Sophie Boot (Christchurch Girls’ High School)
Timothy Robinson (St Bede’s College)
Andrew Carrell (Christ’s College)
Coaches: Erin Jackson and Jeremy Bell-Connell
Canterbury Black
Thomas Frost (Christ’s College)
Zoe Higgins (St Margaret’s College)
Billy Clemens (Papanui High School)
Coaches: Nicola Allely & Simon Inder
If you were or know someone who was on a Canterbury Regional Team prior to 2011, please email us at [email protected] and let us know.