The New Zealand Schools’ Debating Council is pleased to announce that the Waikato Schools’ Regional Debating Championships, and the Waikato Regional team that will compete in the National Finals in Wellington in May 2024, are sponsored by Edmonds Judd. Edmonds Judd is one of the Waikato’s longest-established legal firms, and has proudly served the Waikato …
Public feedback is now open on the applicants for the 2024 New Zealand Schools’ Debating National Championships adjudication core. 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 …
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Deadline for applications now extended to 6pm on 10 March 2024! The New Zealand Schools’ Debating Council will be sending a team to the World Schools’ Debating Championships in Belgrade, Serbia between 16 July 2024 and 26 July 2024. The New Zealand Schools’ Debating Council is excited to open formal applications to: coach the team; …
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The New Zealand Schools’ Debating Council is pleased to announce that the Northland Schools’ Regional Debating Championships, and the Northland Regional team that will compete in the National Finals in Wellington in May 2024, are sponsored by Henderson Reeves. Henderson Reeves is a Whangārei and Auckland based law firm with a history dating back four …
Entries to the twelve New Zealand Schools’ Debating Regional Championships are now open! Schools wishing to enter teams can do so using this form. Regional convenors will contact schools with further details in due course.
The New Zealand Schools’ Debating Council is now accepting applications for the Adjudication Core of the 2024 National Finals of the New Zealand Schools’ Debating Championships in Wellington, which are scheduled for Friday 24 May to Monday 27 May. The adjudication core will consist of: One Chief Adjudicator of the National Finals; and Three to …
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The December 2023 edition of the Friends of New Zealand Schools’ Debating newsletter can be found here. If you would like to receive future copies, please sign up here. An except from the introduction of the newsletter is below: It was wonderful to be able to welcome – in person once again – the National …
We are opening 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 how …
We are pleased to announce the dates for the 2024 New Zealand Schools’ Debating Regional Championships: 24 February 2024: Counties Manukau and Kahurangi / Marlborough regionals. 25 February 2024: Northland regionals. 3 March 2024: Central North Island and Waikato regionals. 9/10 March 2024: Otago and Hawkes Bay regionals. 16 March 2024: Southland and Canterbury regionals. …
After 8 years, and a few issues with our website that you might have noticed, it’s time for an upgrade to our website! We’re thrilled about our new website, but please bear with us as we iron out any final issues. If you notice any missing content, links that don’t work, or anything else, please …