Organisation
Seventy competitors from throughout New Zealand took part.
Bill English of Wellington won the oratory competition with a speech on the medical profession.
Wayne Hope of Auckland, with a speech on freedom, won the impromptu speaking competition.
The Auckland provincial team - Claire Ryan, Peter Shand and Sam Stubbs - won the prepared debating competition by successfully negating "that the Kiwi should waltz with Matilda".
The impromptu debating competition was won by the Otago team - cousins Roderick and Tim Mulgan - who negated the topic "that Winston Peters should be our next Prime Minister".
The New Zealand debating team to tour Australia next year was announced at the championships.
It is: John Bishop (Wellington) captain, Roderick Carr (Wellington), Virginia Goldblatt (Manwatu). Reserves: Claire Ryan (Auckland), Michael Laws (Wellingon).
The New Zealand Council of Debating Unions elected Andrew Stockley of Wellington as president for a one-year term.
He will replace Maitland Manning, who has been president for the past three years.
Vice-president is Virginia Goldblatt and secretary-treasurer is Claire Ryan.
The new executive is: Tim Mulgan (Otago), William Hayward (Canterbury), Norm Crawshaw (Westport), Iain Rennie (Wellington), Liz Clewley (Wellington), Roger Pitchforth (Manawatu), Rob Hosking (North Shore).
Dominion 28 November
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