Kahurangi-Marlborough Regionals Report 2020
The Kahurangi-Marlborough Regional Schools’ Debating Championships 2020 was held on Saturday 22 February at Nayland College. Thirteen teams were in attendance, with a mix of junior and senior teams.
This year the first round was a prepared debate on prioritising income inequality over economic growth. The teams then had three limited preparation rounds, in which they debated on topics about schools encouraging student protests, banning sports teams whose players were caught cheating, and instituting fan voting for major awards shows.
Nelson College Senior 1 and Nayland College Senior 1 broke to the senior final, and had a thoughtful debate on whether we should regret the alignment of environmental parties with the political left. Nayland College Junior 1 and Nelson College Junior 1/Composite broke to the junior final, in which they had an engaging debate on banning homework.
Congratulations to Nayland College who were the Kahurangi-Marlborough champions for 2020 and to the Nelson College Junior 1/Composite team who were the Kahurangi-Marlborough junior champions. The judges were impressed by the high standard of debating across the weekend.
A big thank you to all the judges, teachers, and parents who gave up their day for the tournament, and to Nayland College for hosting the competition.
Congratulations to the following students who received awards:
Senior Winners: Nayland College Senior One
Sophie Hampson
Will Irvine
Lily Wiegand
Runners Up: Nelson College Senior One
Ronan Thompson
Liam Brennan
Maxwell Busby
Junior Winners: Nelson College Junior One/Composite
Sam Brookes (Nelson College)
Zoe Brookes (Nelson College for Girls)
Darcy Lawry (Nelson College – spoke in the in-rounds)
Pippa Sussex (Nayland College – spoke in the final)
Junior Runners Up: Nayland College Junior One
Annabel Batt
Stella Bloomfield
Rhiannon Sinclair
Highly Commended Speakers
Lily Wiegand (Nayland College)
Rico Fraser (Nelson College)
Most Promising Speaker
Will Irvine (Nayland College)
Best Style
Jesse Sherlock (Garin College)
Reserves to the Kahurangi-Marlborough Regional Team
Jesse Sherlock (Garin College)
Theo Scott (Waimea College)
Kahurangi Marlborough Regional Team
Ronan Thompson (Nelson College)
Ella Taylor (Nelson College for Girls)
George North (Nelson College)
Best Junior Speaker
Stella Bloomfield (Nayland College)
Best Speaker
Ella Taylor (Nelson College for Girls)
Previous Winners
Previous winners of the Kahurangi / Marlborough Regional Schools’ Debating Championships can be found here.
Previous Teams
Previous Kahurangi / Marlborough Regional Schools’ Debating Teams can be found here.
2019 Championships
For a report on the 2019 Kahurangi / Marlborough Regional Schools Debating Championship click here.
2018 Championships
For a report on the 2018 Kahurangi / Marlborough Regional Schools Debating Championship click here.
2017 Championships
For a report on the 2017 Kahurangi / Marlborough Regional Schools Debating Championship click here.
2016 Championships
For a report on the 2016 Kahurangi / Marlborough Regional Schools Debating Championship click here.
2015 Championships
For a report on the 2015 Kahurangi / Marlborough Regional Schools Debating Championship click here.
2014 Championships
For a report on the 2014 Kahurangi / Marlborough Regional Schools Debating Championship click here.
2013 Championships
For a report on the 2013 Kahurangi / Marlborough Regional Schools Debating Championship click here.
2012 Championships
For a report on the 2012 Kahurangi / Marlborough Regional Schools Debating Championship click here.
2011 Championship
For a report on the 2011 Kahurangi / Marlborough Regional Schools Debating Championship click here.
2010 Championship
For a report on the 2010 Kahurangi / Marlborough Regional Schools’ Debating Championship click here
2007 Championship
For a report on the 2007 Nelson / Marlborough Regional Schools’ Debating Championship click here.
2005 Championship
For a report of the 2005 Nelson / Marlborough Regional Schools’ Debating Championship click here