Last month Team New Zealand has spent three weeks in Panama preparing for and competing at the World Schools’ Debating Championships 2025. Keep reading to learn more about their stellar performance! In 2025 New Zealand was represented by: Isabella McKeefry (Captain, Havelock North High School) Alan Chen (St Kentigern College) Bruce Zhang (Macleans College) Sebastian …
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Public feedback is now open on applicants who have applied to adjudicate the National Finals and coach the New Zealand Schools’ Debating team. 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 …
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Public feedback is now open on applicants who have applied to be a member of the adjudication core of the 2025 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 …
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Council is excited to open applications for those wishing to adjudicate the 2025 National Championships. Nationals will run from Friday May 23rd to Monday May 26th. Please note there is an inround on the evening of Friday May 23rd. To apply, please fill in this form (linked below if hyperlink is not working) before 6pm …
The New Zealand Schools’ Debating Council will be sending a team to the World Schools’ Debating Championships in Panama City, Panama between 22 July 2025 and 1 August 2025. The New Zealand Schools’ Debating Council is excited to open formal applications to:* coach the team; and* attend the World Schools’ Debating Championships as a judge …
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Tēnā koutou Thank you for your interest in debating in 2025, we hope that your students are as excited for regionals as we are! On Wednesday 26th February from 7-9pm the New Zealand Schools’ Debating Council is running an ‘Introduction to Debating’ zoom workshop for any interested student or teacher. The first hour (7-8pm) will …
Public feedback is now open on applicants from who have applied to coach or assistant coach regional teams in 2025. 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 …
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We have now opened coaching applications for regionals teams! The general requirements of coaching the teams are as follows: Attend the relevant regional competition. Train your team: Generally, you should aim to train the team for a few weekends between Regionals in March and Nationals in May, but it is at your discretion as to …
The New Zealand Schools’ Debating Council are now accepting applications for the Adjudication Core of the New Zealand Schools’ Debating Championships 2025. The National Championships will be hosted in Wellington from Friday 23 May to Monday 26 May. The adjudication core will consist of one Chief Adjudicator (CA) and three to four Deputy Chief Adjudicators …
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Free Speech Union New Zealand Schools’ British Parliamentary Debating Championship 2024 On the 7th and 8th of December, the New Zealand Schools’ Debating Council hosted the Free Speech Union New Zealand Schools’ British Parliamentary Debating Championship 2024. We were very pleased to have had 64 participating teams, making this the largest edition of the championship …
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