Neither the National nor Regional Championships would occur without the effort of the many volunteers who have given freely of their time to organise debating in New Zealand since 1988.
1988-2004
1989
Auckland: Claire Ryan
Waikato: Keith Gregory
Hawkes Bay: Michael Lintott
Taranaki/Manawatu: Virginia Goldblatt
Wellington: Iain Rennie
Canterbury: Greg Ryan
Otago: James Palmer1990
Auckland: Peter Shand
Waikato: Keith Gregory
Manawatu/Hawkes Bay: Virginia Goldblatt
Wellington: Iain Rennie
Canterbury: William Hayward
Otago: James Palmer1991
Auckland: Peter Shand
Waikato: Sue Butler
Central North Island: Virginia Goldblatt
Wellington: Liz Clewley
Canterbury: Julian Rayner
Otago: James Palmer1992
Auckland: Peter Shand
Waikato/Bay of Plenty/King Country: Cynthia Nelson
Central North Island: Pat Smith
Wellington: Liz Bowen-Clewley
Canterbury: Julian Rayner
Otago/Southland: Jenny Cooper1993
Auckland: Peter Shand
Waikato/Bay of Plenty/King Country: Cynthia Nelson
Central North Island: Pat Smith
Wellington: Liz Bowen-Clewley
Canterbury/Westland: Imogen Dickie
Otago/Southland: Elizabeth Hall1995
Auckland: Sacha Judd
Waikato: Donald Neal
Central North Island: Warwick Bullen
Wellington: Richard Suhr
Canterbury: Andrew Doherty
Otago: Greg Gimblett1996
Auckland: Richard Bright
Waikato/Bay of Plenty: Brian Gillespie and Denny Newburn
Central North Island: Gerard O’Connor
Wellington: Rachel Smithies
Canterbury: Megan Woods
Otago: Liz Hall1997
Auckland: Richard Bright
Waikato/Bay of Plenty: Stephen Knightly
Central North Island: Gerard O’Connor
Wellington: Rachel Smithies
Canterbury: Chris Atkinson
Otago: Elizabeth Hall
1998
Auckland: Andrew Doherty
Waikato: Stephen Knightly
Central North Island: Gerard O’Connor
Wellington: Rachel Smithies
Canterbury: Hayden Ryan
Otago/Southland: Andrea Pannell1999
Auckland: Claire Ryan
Waikato: Margaret Malcolm
Central North Island: Gerard O’Connor
Wellington: Rob Salmond
Canterbury: Catherine Adams
Otago/Southland: Andrea Pannell
2000
Auckland: Claire Ryan
Waikato: Jacinda Ardern
Central North Island: Gerard O’Connor
Wellington: Chelsea Payne
Canterbury: Catherine Adams
Otago/Southland: Rachel Carrell2001
Auckland: Claire Ryan
Waikato: Jacinda Adern
Central North Island: Gerard O’Connor
Wellington: Sarah Barnett
Canterbury: Mark Bradley
Otago/Southland: Rachel Carrell2002
Northland: Pauline Wetton
Auckland: Claire Ryan
Waikato: Tim Fitzgerald
Central North Island: Gerard O’Connor
Wellington: Sayeqa Islam
Canterbury: Mark Bradley
Otago: Rosy Perry2003
Northland: Pauline Wetton
Auckland: Claire Ryan
Waikato: Anisa Barrowclough
Central North Island: Gerard O’Connor
Hawkes Bay: Catherine Adams
Wellington: Sayeqa Islam
Nelson/Marlborough: Gina Eccersall
Canterbury: Amy Shakespeare
Otago/Southland: Kate Wevers2004
Northland: Cath McGlinchey
Auckland: Jesse Wilson
Waikato: Anisa Barrowclough
Hawkes Bay: Christopher Bishop
Central North Island: Gerard O’Connor
Wellington: Sayeqa Islam
Nelson/Marlborough: Jeremy Johnson
Canterbury: Monica Silverwood
Otago/Southland: Holly Walker and Kate Wevers
2005-2015
2005
Northland: Di Eastwood
Auckland: Jonathan Orpin
Waikato: Anisa Barrowclough
Hawkes Bay: Matt McGrath
Central North Island: Gerard O’Connor
Wellington: Christopher Bishop
Nelson/Marlborough: Jeremy Johnson
Canterbury: Monica Silverwood
Otago/Southland: Renee Heal2006
Northland: Jackie Williams
Auckland: Jonathan Orpin
Waikato: Anisa Barrowclough
Hawkes Bay: Matt McGrath
Central North Island: Shaun Healey
Wellington: Christopher Bishop
Nelson/Marlborough: Monica Silverwood
Canterbury: Jeremy Johnson
Otago/Southland: Laura Fraser2007
Northland: Jordan Ward
Auckland: Desley Horton
Waikato: Anisa Barrowclough
Central North lsland: Joe Connell
Hawke’s Bay: Matt McGrath & Pei Huang
Wellington: Stephen Whittington
Nelson / Malborough: Dave Turner
Canterbury: Jenna Rennie
Otago / Southland: Josh McGettigan2008
Northland: Mitchell Cooper and Kate Mills
Auckland: Desley Horton
Waikato: Laura Hablous
Central North lsland: Josh Cameron
Hawke’s Bay: Armando Neris
Wellington: Stephen Whittington
Nelson / Malborough: Dave Turner
Canterbury: Rose Austen
Otago / Southland: Nicholas Gavey2009
Northland: George Minton and Dan White
Auckland: Desley Horton
Waikato: Akif Malik
Central North Island: Josh Cameron
Hawke’s Bay: Udayan Mukherjee and Tom Mathews
Wellington: Stephen Whittington
Nelson / Marlborough: Dave Turner
Canterbury: Erin Jackson
Otago / Southland: Hana Nyhof
2010
Northland: George Minton
Auckland: Stephanie Thompson
Waikato: Akif Malik
Central North Island: Yogesh Patel
Hawke’s Bay: Udayan Mukherjee and Tom Mathews
Wellington: Stephen Whittington
Nelson / Marlborough: Rose Austen
Canterbury: Erin Jackson
Otago / Southland: William Cheyne2011
Northland: Aria Newfield & Corinne Marti
Auckland: Stephanie Thompson
Waikato: Joshua Baxter
Central North lsland: Yogesh Patel & Aric Shakur
Hawke’s Bay: Udayan Mukherjee & Cameron Price
Wellington: Stephen Whittington
Kahurangi / Marlborough: Rose Austen
Canterbury: Sean Maskill
Otago / Southland: William Cheyne2012
Northland: Corinne Marti
Auckland: Stephanie Thompson
Waikato: Joshua Baxter
Central North lsland: Aric Shakur
Hawke’s Bay: Jodie O’Neill & Cameron Price
Wellington: Stephen Whittington & Duncan McLachlan
Kahurangi / Marlborough: Kimberley Savill & Max Harris
Canterbury: Sean Maskill
Otago / Southland: Kurt Purdon2013
Northland: Corinne Marti
Auckland: Stephanie Thompson
Waikato: Joshua Baxter and Thomas Simpson
Central North lsland: Elizabeth Begley
Hawke’s Bay: Jodie O’Neill
Wellington: Stephen Whittington
Kahurangi / Marlborough: Kimberley Savill
Canterbury: Megan Dickie
Otago / Southland: Jamie Tocher2014
Northland: Corinne Marti and Michael Prendergast
Auckland: Hamish Saunders and James Penn
Waikato: Joshua Baxter and Kayla Grant
Central North lsland: Elizabeth Begley
Hawke’s Bay: Jodie O’Neill
Wellington: Stephen Whittington
Kahurangi / Marlborough: Kimberley Savill
Canterbury: Megan Dickie
Otago / Southland: Jamie Tocher2015
Northland: Michael Prendergast
Auckland: James Penn
Waikato: Kayla Grant
Central North lsland: Megan Chamberlain
Hawke’s Bay: Cameron Price and Callum Lo
Wellington: Jodie O’Neill and Maddy Nash
Kahurangi / Marlborough: Kimberley Savill
Canterbury: Tim Bain and Ashleigh Ooi
Otago / Southland: Jamie Tocher
2016-2019
2010
Northland: George Minton
Auckland: Stephanie Thompson
Waikato: Akif Malik
Central North Island: Yogesh Patel
Hawke’s Bay: Udayan Mukherjee and Tom Mathews
Wellington: Stephen Whittington
Nelson / Marlborough: Rose Austen
Canterbury: Erin Jackson
Otago / Southland: William Cheyne2011
Northland: Aria Newfield & Corinne Marti
Auckland: Stephanie Thompson
Waikato: Joshua Baxter
Central North lsland: Yogesh Patel & Aric Shakur
Hawke’s Bay: Udayan Mukherjee & Cameron Price
Wellington: Stephen Whittington
Kahurangi / Marlborough: Rose Austen
Canterbury: Sean Maskill
Otago / Southland: William Cheyne2012
Northland: Corinne Marti
Auckland: Stephanie Thompson
Waikato: Joshua Baxter
Central North lsland: Aric Shakur
Hawke’s Bay: Jodie O’Neill & Cameron Price
Wellington: Stephen Whittington & Duncan McLachlan
Kahurangi / Marlborough: Kimberley Savill & Max Harris
Canterbury: Sean Maskill
Otago / Southland: Kurt Purdon2013
Northland: Corinne Marti
Auckland: Stephanie Thompson
Waikato: Joshua Baxter and Thomas Simpson
Central North lsland: Elizabeth Begley
Hawke’s Bay: Jodie O’Neill
Wellington: Stephen Whittington
Kahurangi / Marlborough: Kimberley Savill
Canterbury: Megan Dickie
Otago / Southland: Jamie Tocher2014
Northland: Corinne Marti and Michael Prendergast
Auckland: Hamish Saunders and James Penn
Waikato: Joshua Baxter and Kayla Grant
Central North lsland: Elizabeth Begley
Hawke’s Bay: Jodie O’Neill
Wellington: Stephen Whittington
Kahurangi / Marlborough: Kimberley Savill
Canterbury: Megan Dickie
Otago / Southland: Jamie Tocher2015
Northland: Michael Prendergast
Auckland: James Penn
Waikato: Kayla Grant
Central North lsland: Megan Chamberlain
Hawke’s Bay: Cameron Price and Callum Lo
Wellington: Jodie O’Neill and Maddy Nash
Kahurangi / Marlborough: Kimberley Savill
Canterbury: Tim Bain and Ashleigh Ooi
Otago / Southland: Jamie Tocher2016
Northland: Michael Prendergast and Jesse Prendergast
Auckland: James Penn
Waikato: Kayla Grant
Central North lsland: Megan Chamberlain
Hawke’s Bay: Sam O’Grady
Wellington: Jodie O’Neill and Maddy Nash
Kahurangi / Marlborough: Kimberley Savill and Georgina Lomas-Sawyers
Canterbury: Bill Dickermann
Otago / Southland: Dan Doughty2017
Northland: Jesse Prendergast and Lucy Ellingham
Auckland: Lucy Harrison and Liam Rawlings
Waikato: Kayla Grant and Zachary Wong
Central North lsland: Rhaz Solomon
Hawke’s Bay: Samuel O’Grady
Wellington: Jodie O’Neill and Maddy Nash
Kahurangi / Marlborough: Georgina Lomax-Sawyers
Canterbury: Bill Dickermann
Otago / Southland: Joe Ascroft and Nick Robertson
2018
Northland: Arun Prakash and Lucy Ellingham
Auckland: Lucy Harrison and Liam Rawlings
Waikato: Umbar Sandhu
Bay of Plenty: Josh Baxter and Zachary Wong
Central North lsland: Alister Hughes
Hawke’s Bay: Samuel O’Grady
Wellington: Shakked Noy and Maddy Nash
Kahurangi / Marlborough: Georgina Lomax-Sawyers & Amy Spittal
Canterbury: Emily Wildy & Nic Wilson
Otago / Southland: Emily Williams and Nick Robertson2019
Northland: Lucy Ellingham and Liam Silverwood
Auckland: Zachary Wong and Karan Kalsi
Waikato: Umbar Sandhu and Nicholas Goodman
Bay of Plenty: Rory Nolan and Kale Adair
Central North lsland: Alister Hughes
Hawke’s Bay: Samuel O’Grady and Frankie Gross
Wellington: Maddy Nash and Shakked Noy
Kahurangi / Marlborough: Georgina Lomax-Sawyers & Amy Spittal
Canterbury: Emily Wildy & Nic Wilson
Otago / Southland: Nick Robertson
2020-2023
2020
Northland: Liam Silverwood and Katey Whitehead
Auckland: Chenchen Huang
Waikato: Liam Rawlings and Harper Smith
Bay of Plenty: Kale Adair and Sam Taylor
Central North lsland: Alister Hughes and Bridget Scott
Hawke’s Bay: Francesca Gross and Brooke Kinajil-Moran
Wellington: Maddy Nash and Samuel Penno
Kahurangi / Marlborough: Amy Spittal and Keir Robinson
Canterbury: Megan Blackwood and Will Miller
Otago / Southland: Selena Ballantyne and Georgie Lomax-Sawyers2021
Northland: Liam Silverwood and Katey Whitehead
Auckland: Chenchen Huang
Waikato: Harper Smith, Melissa Connolly, and Michaela de Vantier
Bay of Plenty: Kale Adair and Makayla Wadsworth
Central North lsland: Alister Hughes, Merle Chant and Leah Aiono
Hawke’s Bay: Francesca Gross
Wellington: Maddy Nash and Samuel Penno
Kahurangi / Marlborough: Bridget Scott and Andre Castaing
Canterbury: Megan Blackwood, Jane Barlin and Meg Longley
Otago / Southland: Selena Ballantyne and Ollie Meikle2022
Northland: Liam Silverwood and Katey Whitehead
Auckland: Harry Aickin and Zachary Wong
Counties Manukau: Umbar Sandhu and Dushanka Govender
Waikato: Harper Smith and Melissa Connolly
Bay of Plenty: Kale Adair
Central North lsland: Alister Hughes
Hawke’s Bay: Francesca Gross and Izzy Fraser
Wellington: Samuel Penno and Florence Oakley
Kahurangi / Marlborough: Bridget Scott, Andre Castaing and Lucy Jessep
Canterbury: Meg Longley and Will Miller
Otago: Ollie Meikle and Abby Bowmar
Southland: Jaiden Tucker and Samuel Blackwood2023
Northland: Liam Silverwood and Ronan Payinda
Auckland: James Boland
Counties Manukau: Judy Fong, Ellen Wang and Gabriel Toreja
Waikato: Robert Hoskins and Travis Palmer
Bay of Plenty: Kale Adair and Ella Mitchell
Central North lsland: Alister Hughes, Leah Aiono and Merle Chant
Hawke’s Bay: Izzy Fraser
Wellington: Florence Oakley and Ethan Foster
Kahurangi / Marlborough: North, Andre Castaing and Lucy Jessep
Canterbury: Jane Esperanza and Ned Brougham
Otago: Cam Fraser and Samuel Blackwood
Southland: Abby Bowmar and Julia Randerson