New Zealand Schools’ Debating

Napier Boys’ High School have won the Russell McVeagh Hawke’s Bay Regional Schools’ Debating Championships. This is the first time that Napier have won the tournament. In the final they defeated Campion College by a 5-0 margin.

See http://www.debating.org.nz/regionals/hawkes-bay/ for more details.

In Round 9 at St Andrew’s College, New Zealand defeated Singapore and Australia downed the NZ Development team. Topic: “This House backs Barack Obama”

The Grand Final was won by Australia in a close 3-2 decision over New Zealand.

Topic: “This House supports greater military intervention in Pacific politics”.
Australia affirmed, NZ negated.

Round 8 was at Timaru Boys’ High School. The limited preparation topic was “This House would place national security above civil liberties”.

New Zealand defeated the NZ Development Squad (3-0)
Australia beat Singapore (3-0)

After eight rounds:

Australia - eight wins
NZ - four wins
NZ Development - three wins
Singapore - one win.

Round 9 and the Grand Final are tomorrow.

Australia beat NZ (3-0)
NZ Development beat Singapore

After seven rounds:

Australia - seven wins
New Zealand - three wins
New Zealand Development - three wins
Singapore - one win

Two more rounds to go and Australia are through to the final. It’s looking like a shoot out between New Zealand and the Development squad for the other slot. New Zealand debate them tomorrow at Timaru Boys’ High while Australia take on Singapore.

Topic: This House would introduce military-run boot camps for young offenders

Australia beat the NZ Development squad
NZ lost to Singapore (2-1)

Wellington Regionals will this year be held on Tuesday 11 March and then Saturday 15 March, rather than the originally advertised dates of Saturday 15 and Sunday 15 March.

For more information, please contact the convenor, Stephen Whittington.

Round five was at Papanui High School.

NZ beat the NZ Development team (3-0)
Australia beat Singapore (2-1)

Topic: “This House believes the developing world should be exempt from greenhouse gas limits”

After five rounds:

Australia: five wins
New Zealand: three wins
Development team: two wins
Singapore: 0 wins

In news just in from St Bede’s College, Australia have defeated New Zealand in a 3-0 decision and the New Zealand development team have beaten Singapore.

Topic for round 4 was “This House would withold development aid to non-democratic countries”. New Zealand affirmed and Australia negated.

In the morning at St Margaret’s College the teams debated another prepared topic, “This House would establish an ASEAN Parliament”.

New Zealand took on the New Zealand development team and won.
Australia beat Singapore (3-0)

In the afternoon at Linwood College the teams did a limited preparation debate on the topic, “This House would censor internet bloggers”

New Zealand, facing Singapore for the first time, took the win
Australia defeated the NZ development squad (3-0).

After three rounds the standings are as follows:

Australia: 3 wins
NZ: 2 wins
NZ Development: 1 win
Singapore: 0 wins

Tomorrow the teams are off to St Bede’s College and Papanui College for two more rounds of limited preparation debates, then there is a day off on Wednesday. The teams will spend the day relaxing at Hamner Springs.

Round 1 of the International Tour was held last night at the University of Canterbury Law School. The topic for the prepared debate was “This House would use foetal tissue to treat disease”.

Australia (aff) defeated New Zealand (2-1)
New Zealand Development defeated Singapore (3-0)