Feedback Open on 2026 Nationals Adjudicator Applicants

Public feedback is now open on applicants who have applied to adjudicate the National Finals.



The community feedback process is not concerned with a candidate’s skill but rather their conduct. In particular, the New Zealand Schools’ Debating Council are interested in any feedback members of the community may have with regard to the candidate’s past performance as a coach or judge of school students, or any other relevant concerns regarding their behaviour around children.

The applicants to adjudicate the National Finals are as follows:

Janet Guo

Jaiden Tucker

Tiana Mayo

Xandi Cooke

Peter Lang

Joshua Sampson

Samuel Blackwood

Abby Bowmar

Ethan Foster

Keir Robinson

Please email any relevant feedback to president@debating.org.nz by 6pm on Friday 17 April. It will be considered by all non-conflicted members of Council.

Please note that this is not an opportunity to provide general feedback about the applicants, as might be the case in respect of applications to be on a University adjudication core.