History of Nationals Runners-Up
The runner-up team at the National Finals of the New Zealand Schools’ Debating Championships receives the New Zealand Universities’ Trophy, inscribed as follows:
The New Zealand Universities’ Trophy
Presented by the New Zealand Universities’ Debating Council in 1988
1988 - Canterbury
Julian Rayner
Andru Isac
Michael MacAskill
1989 - Canterbury
Imogen Dickie
Harriet Gray
Kendell Crossen
1990 - Wellington
Brendan Cash
Elizabeth Hall
Richard Suhr
1991 - Wellington Green
Brendan Cash
Geoffrey Glynan
Richard Suhr
Coach: Fyvie Murray
1992 - Wellington Gold
Jennifer Stevens
Mark Crofskey
Vina Araiti
Coach: Noeline Hannan
1993 - Wellington Black
Hamish Finlay
Rowan Simpson
Jane Friel
Coach: Fyvie Murray
1994 - Canterbury/Auckland
Nicholas Flanagan
Julianne Platt
Hayden Ryan
1995 - Wellington
Sarah Barnett
Angela Ballantyne
Jonathan Walbridge
1996 - Wellington Blue
Antonia Reid
Angela Ballantyne
Jonathan Walbridge
Coaches: Rachel Smithies and Don Stevens
1997 - Canterbury Blue
Anna Pilbrow
Brian Cuddy
Hamish Flanagan
Coach: Nicholas Flanagan
1998 - Auckland
Francis Reid
Nikki Willis
Jesse Wilson
1999 - Auckland
Isaac Hikaka
Warren Bangma
Jesse Wilson
Coach: Sacha Judd
2000 - Auckland White
James Townshend
Miwah Van
Paul Paterson
Coach: Hayden Ryan
2001 - Canterbury Black
Jacob Mattingley
Jeremy Johnson
Jenna Rennie
Coach: Mark Bradley
2002 - Canterbury Black
Jeremy Johnson
Julia Whitehead
Richard Flanagan
Coach: Hamish Flanagan
2003 - Waikato
Henry Clayton
David Koedyk
Elliot O’Brien
Coach: Jonathan Orpin
2004 - Auckland Blue
Chris Foulkes
Hein Maung
David Merry
Coach: Jonathan Orpin
2005 - Wellington Blue
Heath Hutton
Tim Duignan
Ioana Gordon-Smith
Coach: Ranald Clouston
2006 - Wellington Gold
Sam Ward
Sophie Hamer
Richard D’Ath
Coach: Stephen Whittington
2007 - Auckland Blue
Sam George
Sam Bookman
Stephanie Thompson
Coaches: Desley Horton, Glenn Riddell
2008 - Wellington Gold
Holly Jenkins
Julia Wells
Johanna McDavitt
Coaches: Clodagh O’Connor-McKenna, Kathy Scott-Dowell
