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
2009 – Wellington Gold
Nick Cross
Julia Wells
Jasmin Moran
Coaches: Kathy Scott-Dowell, Seb Templeton
