New Zealand Schools’ Debating

History of Nationals

Since its establishment in 1988 the New Zealand Schools’ Debating Council has organised the annual New Zealand Schools’ Debating Championships National Finals. Click on the links below to find out about the history of the National Finals held each year in Wellington or go to the Nationals page for information about previous Championships.

Nationals Winners
Nationals Runners-Up
New Zealand Teams
New Zealand Team Captains
Best Speakers
Most Promising Speakers

History of Regionals

Each year the New Zealand Schools’ Debating Council organises regional debating tournaments across the country in the following regions: Northland; Auckland; Waikato; Central North Island; Hawke’s Bay; Wellington; Nelson / Marlborough; Canterbury; and Otago / Southland. Click here to go to the Regionals page with information about the history of each region or one of the links below for previous regional winners.

Auckland Regional Winners
Waikato Regional Winners
Central North Island Winners
Hawke’s Bay Regional Winners
Wellington Regional Winners
Nelson / Marlborough Winners
Canterbury Winners
Otago / Southland Winners

History of the Council

Neither the National nor Regional Championships would occur without the effort of the many volunteers who have given freely of their time to organise debating in New Zealand since 1988. For information on previous Councils, and on those who have convened Regional Championships in the past, please follow these links:

Previous Councils
Previous Convenors

We are currently developing this section to include details about the history of previous New Zealand teams, National and Regional competitions. If you have any information, photos or other resources that you would like to see included here please email Christopher Bishop or Jonathan Orpin.