Author: University of Auckland Debating Society
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Inter-Residential Debating Championships 2024 Results
This Tuesday we made our annual trip down to halls for the Inter-Residential Debating Championships! Yet again we were thoroughly impressed by the talent demonstrated by the speakers, and our judges had so much fun judging lively and engaging debates. Congratulations to: Waipārūrū Hall for winning the Grand Final! University…
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Tūrangi Thropy 2024 Results
This weekend we went down to beautiful Tūrangi on the shores of Lake Taupō for Thropy 2024, the North Island Novice tournament! 12 teams, 12 trainees and 11 judges all had a great time, learnt lots about debating and developed over the weekend, and made friendships with each other as…
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Joynt Scroll 2024 Results: Auckland Goes Back to Back!
This Easter weekend we sent five teams and three judges down to Dunedin for the New Zealand Universities’ Limited Preparation Debating Championships (Joynt Scroll). Founded in 1902, Joynt Scroll is New Zealand’s oldest and most prestigious debating tournament. We are thrilled to announce that we successfully defended our title, winning…
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Opening Night 2024
Our members had a fantastic time at our “Shades on, Slays on” themed opening night last Thursday! Didn’t catch us at last week’s club night? That’s okay! Join us this Thursday in 206-220 at 6pm for another week of debating, judging, development, pizza, and fun social events!
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In memory of Rt Hon Jonathan Hunt
We are incredibly sad to hear that Rt Hon Jonathan Hunt, our longstanding patron, passed away on Friday 8th of March. We are grateful for all that he did for the Society and for New Zealand, and our thoughts are with his family and friends at this time. The Right…
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Diliman WGM Results
Diliman WGM Wrap-up This International Women’s Day weekend, Auckland had an amazing time at Diliman WGM! Congratulations to Judy Fong for chairing the Open Grand Final!! Ellen Wang and Friend of the Society Nicole Hua for breaking 3rd! These achievements are made all the more impressive by the size and…
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Russell McVeagh Auckland Novice Debating Tournament 2024 Results
Russell McVeagh Auckland Novice 2024 Wrap-up! On Saturday we hosted the Russell McVeagh Auckland Novice Debating Tournament, as a perfect introduction to tournaments for those new to University debating! This was a great event with over 40 participants, all of whom developed their skills and had a fun time over…
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Joynt Scroll Squad announcement
Dunedin Joynt 2024 SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT!!! We are incredibly excited to announce that we will be sending five teams to Dunedin this year to represent the University of Auckland at Joynt Scroll!! We are all really excited to experience the beauty of Dunedin this Easter, and excited for a competitive tournament…
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Law 121 Essay Seminar
Calling all Part I Law Students who are stressing out about their essay!! DEBSOC is here, once again, to help you get that A+ in your LAW 121 essay!! We have top student Phoebe Jennings who aced law 121 ready to give you all of the tips and tricks so…
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Thropy Trials
Sign up to trial here: https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSf4YU0D2RI…/viewform… Thropy is fast approaching and we can’t wait to take a road trip to the exciting Turangi (Taupo) for some extraordinary debates! Thropy is being held on the 3th to the 5th of May . This means that it is the perfect excuse to have…
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