New Zealand Schools’ Debating

John Paul College from Rotorua have emerged as the winners of the 2010 Waikato Regional Schools Debating Champs which were held on Saturday 22 May at the University of Waikato. Full report to follow.

It was an all Palmerston North Boys’ High School Grand Final at the Central North Island Regional Champs held at St Peter’s College yesterday. The Boys’ High 1 team eventually emerged victorious over the Boys’ High 2 team, ensuring the Sir Michael Hardie Boys Trophy stays in Palmy for another year. Click here for more, including photos.

Christ’s College defeated Papanui High School by 3-2 in the final of the Canterbury Regional Schools’ Debating Champs held in Christchurch yesterday, winning the Press Cup. Click here for more.

Scots College emerged victorious at Wellington Regionals which has just concluded at Wellington Girls’ College. Scots defeated Sacred Heart in the Grand Final to win the Wellington Speaking Union cup. Click here for more.

St Cuthbert’s College took out the 2010 Russell McVeagh Auckland Schools’ Debating Championships held on the weekend at St Kentigern College. St Cuths defeated King’s College in the final. Click here for more.

Kerikeri High School continued their winning streak at the Northland Regional Schools’ Debating Champs on the weekend, defeating Whangarei Boys’ High in the final. Click here  for a full report.

For the second time in three years, Napier Boys’ High School took out the Hawke’s Bay Regional Schools’ Debating Champs, held on the weekend at Lindisfarne College. Click here for a full report, including photos.

Congratulations to Tom Chen, a member of the 2008 NZ Team which won the 2009 World Champs in Athens. Tom now studies at the Australian National University in Canberra, and he recently debated for ANU at the Australian Intervarsity Debating Champs, which involved over 100 teams and 300 debaters from all around Australia. Tom was ranked as the 8th best speaker at the tournament; a remarkable achievement. Tom’s team also reached the octo-finals.

The 2010 Nelson / Marlborough Russell McVeagh Regional Schools’ Debating Champs were held on Saturday 27 March at Nayland College. It was an all Greymouth High School final, with Greymouth 1 emerging as the winning team. Click here for a full report.

The first of the nine Russell McVeagh Regional Schools’ Debating Championships kicks off in a couple of weeks with Nayland College hosting schools from the Nelson / Marlborough region, as well as the West Coast.

Reports, results and photos will be published here soon after the tournaments have finished, so keep checking back over the next couple of months.