History of New Zealand Teams
1988
Aaron Pedersen (Captain) (Wanganui Collegiate School)
Michael MacAskill (Shirley Boys’ High School)
Julian Rayner (Cashmere High School)
Tanya Thomson (Wellington Girls’ College)
Coaches: Andrew Stockley, Rosemary Dixon, Cathie Bell
1989
Simon Ladd (Captain) (Auckland Grammar School)
Mark Alderdice (Wanganui Collegiate School)
Jennifer MacDonald (Auckland Diocesan School)
Richard Suhr (St Patrick’s College, Wellington)
Coach: Andrew Stockley
1990 (Winners of the World Schools Debating Championships, 1991)
Catherine Williams (Captain) (Tawa College)
Neil Anderson (Wanganui Collegiate School)
Neil Miller (Tawa College)
Richard Suhr (St Patrick’s College, Wellington)
Coach: Rosemary Dixon
1991 (Winners of the World Schools Debating Championships, 1992)
Richard Suhr (Captain) (St Patrick’s College, Wellington)
Vina Araiti (Hutt Valley High School)
Susannah Bridge (Samuel Marsden Collegiate School)
Alexandra Gillespie (Queen Margaret College)
Coach: Rosemary Dixon
1992
Sacha Judd (Captain) (Takapuna Grammar School)
Vina Araiti (Hutt Valley High School)
Mark Crofskey (St Patrick’s College, Silverstream)
Mark Toner (Te Aroha College)
Coach: Liz Bowen-Clewley
1993
Ryan Orange (Captain) (Palmerston North Boys’ High School)
Mauro Barsi (St Patrick’s College, Silverstream)
Julianne Platt (Rangitoto College)
Rachel Smithies (St Mary’s College)
Coach: Liz Bowen-Clewley
1994 (Winners of the World Schools Debating Championships, 1995)
Rachel Smithies (Captain) (St Mary’s College)
Nicholas Flanagan (Shirley Boys’ High School)
Julianne Platt (Rangitoto College)
Hayden Ryan (St Bede’s College)
Coaches: Virginia Goldblatt (1994), Andrew Stockley (1995)
1995
Catherine Adams (Captain) (Christchurch Girls’ High School)
Matt Cuthell (Onslow College)
Anna Livesey (Wellington High School)
Hilary Pearse (St Cuthbert’s College)
Coach: Andrew Stockley
1996
Jonathan Scragg (Captain) (St Andrew’s College)
Anna Livesey (Wellington High School)
Katya Paquin (Wellington Girls’ College)
Jonathan Walbridge (Wellington College)
Coach: Andrew Stockley
1997
Anna Livesey (Captain) (Wellington Girls’ College)
Rachel Carrell (Southland Girls’ High School)
Sarah Fitzsimons (St Mary’s College)
Ben Smith (St Bede’s College)
Coach: Andrew Stockley
1998
Francis Reid (Captain) (Westlake Boys’ High School)
Sayeqa Islam (Wellington Girls’ College)
Chelsea Payne (Chilton St James School)
Jesse Wilson (Auckland Grammar School)
Coach: Andrew Stockley
1999
Caleb Ward (Captain) (St Paul’s Collegiate School)
Ranald Clouston (Kapiti College)
Amy Duke (St Andrew’s College)
Jesse Wilson (Auckland Grammar School)
Coach: Andrew Stockley
2000
Daniel Musgrove (Captain) (Marlborough Boys’ College)
Christopher Bishop (Hutt International Boys’ School)
Paul Paterson (St Kentigern College)
James Townshend (Auckland Grammar School)
Coaches: Andrew Stockley, Rosemary Dixon
2001
Pascal Millaire (Captain) (King’s College)
Christopher Bishop (Hutt International Boys’ School)
Jonathan Orpin (King’s College)
Jordan Ward (St Paul’s Collegiate School)
James Townshend (Auckland Grammar School)
Coach: Nick Flanagan
2002
Seb Tuohy (Captain) (Hutt Valley High School)
Joe Connell (Wanganui Collegiate School)
Richard Flanagan (Shirley Boys’ High School)
Jeremy Johnson (Christ’s College)
Coach: Nick Flanagan
2003
Eleanor Bishop (Captain) (Wellington Girls’ College)
Laura Fraser (James Hargest High School)
Desley Horton (King’s College)
Elliott O’Brien (Hamilton Boys’ High School)
Coach: Nick Flanagan
2004
Lewis Bollard (Captain) (Wellington College)
Chris Foulkes (King’s College)
Polly Higbee (St Hilda’s Collegiate School)
Stephen Whittington (Wellington College)
Coach: Sayeqa Islam
2005
Pei Huang (Captain) (Karamu High School)
Kathryn Scott-Dowell (Samuel Marsden Collegiate School)
Mitchell Cooper (Kristin School)
Yogesh Patel (Palmerston North Boys’ High School)
Samuel Coldicutt (Kristin School)
Coach: Sacha Judd
2006 (Attended World Champs in Wales, July 2006)
Kathryn Scott-Dowell (Captain) (Samuel Marsden Collegiate School)
Craig Riddell (Wanganui Collegiate School)
Daniel White (Rangitoto College)
Samuel Coldicutt (Kristin School)
Coach: Hamish Flanagan
2006
Kathryn Scott-Dowell (Captain) (Samuel Marsden Collegiate School)
Craig Riddell (Wanganui Collegiate School)
Samuel Coldicutt (Kristin School)
Richard D’Ath (Scots College)
Jane Pring (Nga Tawa Wellington Diocesan School for Girls)
Coaches: Anna Livesey, Hamish Flanagan
2007
Jane Pring (Captain) (Nga Tawa Wellington Diocesan School for Girls)
Ella Edginton (Sacred Heart College)
Paul Smith (Scots College)
Jaz Morris (Wellington College)
Maria English (Samuel Marsden Collegiate School)
Coaches: Christopher Bishop, Jonathan Orpin
2008 (Runners-Up at the World Schools’ Debating Champs, 2008)
Maria English (Captain) (Samuel Marsden Collegiate School)
Holly Jenkins (Sacred Heart College) [4th Best Speaker at Worlds 2008]
Jennifer Savage (Wanganui Collegiate School) [BEST SPEAKER at Worlds 2008]
Tom Chen (Hillcrest High School)
Ben Kornfeld (King’s College) [2nd Best Speaker at Worlds 2008]
Coach: Julia Fetherston
Assistant Coach: Kevin Moar
