Category: News
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South China Australs 2025!
Australs is one of the premier debating tournaments in the Asia-Pacific region, attracting the best university debaters from across the area each year. This prestigious event offers an incredible platform for participants to sharpen their quick thinking, teamwork, and problem-solving skills. These are qualities that extend far beyond debating. We’re…
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DebSoc Members Receive 12 Blues Awards!
We are incredibly proud to announce that 12 of our members were awarded Arts and Cultural Blues Awards by the University of Auckland Blues Committee! Congratulations to the following individuals: ⭐ Aisha O’Malley⭐ Grace Baylis⭐ Harper Smith⭐ Harry Aickin⭐ James Boland⭐ Judy Fong⭐ Liam Silverwood⭐ Mannat Kaur⭐ Melissa Connolly⭐ Robert…
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End of Year Prizegiving 2024
On Thursday 17th October, MC graciously hosted our end of year Prizegiving. We are incredibly grateful for MC’s support of this event, and their continuous support of our events, including the Log O’Johnston Final which was held at MC the week prior. 2024 has been an incredibly successful year for…
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DebSoc Named Law Club of the Year!
Last month we were invited to attend the University of Auckland Clubs Awards. We were honoured to receive the “Best in Law” award, as well as being named as a finalist for Best Overall Academic Club. These accolades would not be possible without the hard work of the executive, alumni,…
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Officers Cup Results
Over the mid-semester break we sent a contingent of 11 teams, 10 judges and a trainee judge down to Hamilton for the New Zealand Universities Impromptu Debating Championships (Officers Cup) 2024! We are incredibly proud to announce that: 💛 Auckland 1 (Harper Smith and Grace Baylis) reached the Grand Final…
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Log O’ Johnston Final
The University of Auckland Debating Society and Meredith Connell present the Log O’Johnston Final 2024! The Log O’Johnston is our internal British Parliamentary tournament that has been running for the past 3 months at club nights. The Top 4 novices and Top 4 pros in the club will be paired…
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Club Night XVII: Women’s Suffrage Week
Join us on Thursday, 19 Sep at 6pm for our special Women’s Suffrage Week Club Night hosted in partnership with AUSA! This event is for members and non-members alike, so come along and bring your friends for a fun-filled evening! Food and other refreshments will be provided Sign up here: https://forms.gle/aCzp2jyCfXEvA3it6
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Annual General Meeting
The University of Auckland Debating Society’s 2024 AGM will be held on September 12th in Arts 1 206-220. Executive reports and proposed constitutional amendments will be posted here 7 days before the AGM: https://drive.google.com/…/1o2342CaY1p0GcJr20s05VaevB8f… The agenda for the meeting may be viewed here: https://docs.google.com/…/1DiuOsLNrylQOnrNiK5T5…/edit…
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Auckland Winter Shield
CALLING ALL NOVICE DEBATERS Auckland Winter Shield is a hybrid development tournament to teach you the ropes of the impromptu debating format! To be eligible for this tournament, you must be a novice. A novice speaker is someone who is in their first year of university, or who has never…
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Auckland Winter Sword
Auckland Winter Sword is the University of Auckland Debating Society’s Pre-Officers tournament. If you are attending Hamilton Officers Cup this year, or are a pro speaker, this tournament is for you! New Zealand’s finest judges will set excellent motions to help you prepare for the upcoming Officers Cup, and is…
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