Category: Past events

  • Club Night XVII: Women’s Suffrage Week

    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

  • Annual General Meeting

    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…

  • Auckland Winter Shield

    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…

  • Auckland Winter Sword

    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…

  • Australasian Women and Gender Minorities Debating Championships Trials

    Australasian Women and Gender Minorities Debating Championships Trials

    AWGMDC is taking place from September 20th-23rd, hosted by Monash in Melbourne. It’s a pro-am tournament which means teams will consist of a “pro” debater and an “amateur” debater. It will be in British Parliamentary style. The tournament is Hybrid meaning it’s both online and in-person. This an excellent opportunity…

  • Panama WUDC Trials

    Panama WUDC Trials

    The World Universities Debating Championships is an annual tournament held in BP (British Parliamentary) style, with 4 teams of 2 speakers competing against each other. This year, WUDC 2025 will be held in person in Panama City, Panama from December 27th, 2024 and January 4th, 2025. Everyone is allowed to…

  • Science Staff x Students Debate | Wrap-up

    On Tuesday the 23rd of July we co-hosted a staff vs students debate alongside SCISA. The topic of discussion was that assuming the technology existed, this house would ban time travel. With guest speakers Priya Subramanian, Richard Easther and Nicolette Rattenbury, the debate ended up with the audience declaring team…

  • End of Semester Prizegiving

    End of Semester Prizegiving

    SIGN UP FORM: https://forms.gle/AmCewVb8HGMfsifE7 Come one, come all to the most anticipated social event of the Semester! The End of Semester Prizegiving promises to be an exciting and memorable look back at DEBSOC’s first half of 2024. The dress-up theme for the night is the Oscars – so dig deep for…

  • Law Students vs Professors Debate

    Law Students vs Professors Debate

    Calling all law students, mark your calendars as our law professor vs student debate is making a comeback !!  We are collaborating with AULSS and are hosting a Law Staff vs Students debate on the topic “This house believes that those who can’t do, teach”  With the professors arguing on…

  • Club Night VIII: Pride Week

    Club Night VIII: Pride Week

     IT’S PRIDE WEEK! Join us this Thursday at 6pm in 206-220 for our pride themed Club Night VIII, hosted in partnership with AUSA’s Pride Week. 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…