http://www.debating.org.nz The New Zealand Schools' Debating Council (Te Kaunihera Tautohetohe ā-Kura o Aotearoa) Is A Non-Profit Organisation Proudly Sponsored by Russell McVeagh. Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:49:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The 2008 World Schools' Debating Championships starts soon in Washington D.C. The New Zealand squad consists of: - A team of five debaters (Maria English, Holly Jenkins, Jen Savage, Ben Kornfeld, and Tom Chen) - Two coaches (Julia Fetherston and Kevin Moar) - Two adjudicators (Claire Ryan and Jeremy Johnson) The team leaves NZ ... http://www.debating.org.nz/2008/09/02/nz-squad-off-to-worlds Photos from the 2007 and 2008 National Championships are now available online via the Photos link. http://www.debating.org.nz/2008/06/05/photos-now-online The 2008 National Finals of the Russell McVeagh New Zealand Schools’ Debating Championships were held from 23-26 May at the Victoria University of Wellington, Law School. The Championships are the premier schools’ debating competition in New Zealand. Twelve regional teams from Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Hawke’s Bay, Central North Island, Wellington, Nelson-Marlborough, ... http://www.debating.org.nz/2008/05/26/waikato-win-nationals The National Finals of the New Zealand Schools' Debating Championships will be held from Friday May 23 - Monday May 26. For more information, please email the President by clicking here. There will be a special dinner on the evening of Saturday 24th May to celebrate 20 years of Nationals. If you ... http://www.debating.org.nz/2008/04/21/nationals-is-coming-soon Palmerston North Boys' High School defeated Wanganui High in the Final of the Central North Island Regional Schools' Debating Championships on Sunday 30 March. http://www.debating.org.nz/2008/03/30/palmy-boys-win-cni-regionals Ashburton College defeated St Bede's College in the Grand Final of "The Press" Canterbury Regional Schools' Debating Championships tonight, held at the Canterbury Provincial Council Chambers. Click here for a full report from the tournament, including individual speaker prizes. http://www.debating.org.nz/2008/03/30/ashburton-college-win-the-press-canterbury-regionals Hillcrest High School have defended their title as Waikato regional debating champions, defeating Sacred Heart Girls' College in the final of Russell McVeagh Waikato Regional Schools' Debating Champs. Click here for a full report. http://www.debating.org.nz/2008/03/28/hillcrest-high-retain-waikato-title St Cuthbert's College have won the Auckland Regional Schools' Debating Champs for the first time. Click here for a full report. http://www.debating.org.nz/2008/03/21/st-cuthberts-win-auckland-regionals The Otago/Southland Championships were held on 8 March 2008 at Logan Park High School, and won by St Hilda's Collegiate. For a full report click here. http://www.debating.org.nz/2008/03/18/otagosouthland-regional-results For the third year in a row, Scots College have won Wellington Regionals. In the final they defeated Samuel Marsden Collegiate School in a 2-1 decision. Click here for more details. http://www.debating.org.nz/2008/03/15/scots-win-wellington-regionals