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  • Junior Premier 2014

    Junior Premier Draw 2014 POINTS TABLE Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Hutt International Boys’ School 1 1 1 1  0 Samuel Marsden Collegiate School 1 1 1 1  1 Hutt Valley High School BYE (1) 1 1 1  1 Wellington High School 1 BYE (1) 1 1  1 St Catherine’s […]

    January 29, 2014
  • Junior Certificate 2014

    Motions and Dates:   Junior Certificate Dates 2014 Round One Wed 5 March That New Zealand should ban domestic cats. Round Two Wed 2 April That school uniforms should be compulsory  Round Three Wed 14 May Limited  Preparation Round Four Wed 4 June Impromptu Round Five Wed 25 June Limited  Preparation Octo-finals Wed 30 July […]

    January 29, 2014
  • Stockley Cup and Dunsheath Plate 2013

    The Stockley Cup and Dunsheath Plate Public Speaking competitions were held on Monday 21 October at Samuel Marsden Collegiate, with six speakers competing in the junior section for the Dunsheath Plate, and nine speakers in the senior section for the Stockley Cup. The range of speech topics varied from feminism, the relationship between parents and […]

    October 22, 2013
  • Inaugural Wellington BP Champs

    On the weekend the Wellington Speaking Union held the inaugural Wellington BP Debating Champs, which will hopefully become an annual fixture. Twelve teams entered the tournament, which was held at Wellington High School. It was great to see a mixture of university debaters, secondary school debaters, and adult debaters all debating in the tournament. After […]

    October 20, 2013
  • Impromptu Cup 2013

    The Wellington Speaking Union Impromptu Cup for senior and junior students was held on Sunday 15 September at Wellington Girls’ College. It was a great day of debating. Ten teams entered the senior section. After three rounds of debating followed by semi-finals, the Grand Final featured Wellington College  against Hutt International Boys School. Eventually HIBS were the […]

    September 15, 2013
  • Premier A Champions are Wellington High School

    Congratulations to Wellington High School on winning Premier A for 2013. This is the first time that Wellington High School has won Premier A since 1996, and their success is testament to years of hard work by the team and their supporters. The debate was of the highest quality, and enjoyed by adjudicators and audience […]

    September 10, 2013
  • Premier A Grand Final

    The Grand Final for Premier A 2013 will be held on Tuesday 10 September, in the Mokopuna Room, of the Wharewaka Function Centre (15 Jervois Quay). Information for the venue can be found here: http://www.wharewakaoponeke.co.nz/ The debate will start at 7pm sharp, with doors opening at 6.30pm. Congratulations to Wellington College and Wellington High School […]

    September 1, 2013
  • Senior Premier B Final

    Congratulations to St Catherine’s College and Scots College who have made it to the final of this competition. The final will be held on Tuesday 3rd September, 7 pm, in the Mokopuna Room at Te Raukura Wharewaka Function Centre (15 Jervois Quay). The teams will be debating the motion: This House Would Compel Journalists to […]

    August 20, 2013
  • Premier A Semi Final 2013

    Congratulations to the following teams for making the Semi Final of Prem A 2013: Wellington High School Wellington College Sacred Heart QMC. The Semi Finals will be held at 6.30 on Tuesday 27 August at Wellington College. The motions will be announced at 6.30 sharp. Draw: The affirmative team is listed on the left, the […]

    August 16, 2013
  • Premier A and B break rounds

    The dates for the Semi and Grand Final of Premier A are as follows: Semi Final: Tuesday 27 August 2013 Grand Final: Tuesday 10 September The dates for the Quarter, Semi, and Grand Final of Premier  are as follows: Quarter Finals: Tuesday 6 August Semi Finals: Tuesday 20 August Grand Final: Tuesday 3 September The venues and topic areas will […]

    July 30, 2013
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