Canterbury Regional Teams

Canterbury Regional Teams 2021-07-05T09:09:32+00:00

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.