Non-WSU Competitions
National Speaking Championship Participation
The Wellington Speaking Union
regularly participates in the National Speaking Championships conducted by
the New Zealand Council of Debating Unions. Details of successes appear
below.
Norwood Trophy for Prepared Debating
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1957
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A.A. Jennings, I.G. McLeod,
I.L.McKay, A.T. Pitts
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1958
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K.J.A. Frost, J.G. Sclater,
P.J. Hickey, T.N. Bright
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1966
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W.G.T. Wiggs, D.F.B. Stevenson,
T.A. Roberts
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1967
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W.G.T. Wiggs, J.H.C. Larsen,
T.A. Roberts, B.E. Brill
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1973
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B.O'Connor, D. Gledhill, M.R.
Manning
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1976
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T.A. Roberts, W.G.T. Wiggs,
J.A. Young
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1978
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T.A. Roberts, W.G.T. Wiggs,
J.A. Young
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1981
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R.J. Smithies, A.A. Curran,
N.D.V. Cheer
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1983
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N.D.V. Cheer, N. Hannan, M.
Gledhill
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1985
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R.J. Smithies, N.D.V. Cheer,
A.A. Curran
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1986
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P.R.F. Biggs, J.D.A. Fanselowe,
N.J. Sainsbury
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Protectus Cup for Oratory
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1968
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T. Potter
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1969
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T.A. Conlon
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1970
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B. O'Connor
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1972
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J. Friel
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1974
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D.C Hutchison
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1975
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B. O'Connor
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1976
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B. O'Connor
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1977
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C. Finlayson
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1978
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B. O'Connor
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1979
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M. Stott
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1983
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B. O'Connor
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1984
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E. Curran
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1985
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M. Gray
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1988
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B. English
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1991
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R. Fenwick
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1996
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Chris Corry
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Canterbury Cup for Impromptu Speaking
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1968
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B. O'Connor
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1969
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B. O'Connor
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1970
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B. O'Connnor
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1971
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N.D.V. Cheer
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1972
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N.D.V. Cheer
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1973
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P. Wah
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1976
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J. Hopkins
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1980
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A.A. Curran
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1981
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N.D.V. Cheer
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1982
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N.D.V. Cheer
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1984
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B. O'Connor
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1985
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B. O'Connor
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1987
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C. Finlayson
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1988
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W. Hope
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1989
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T. Boyle
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1996
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Neil Miller
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Harden Cup for Impromptu Debating
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1977
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J. Hopkins and A.A. Curran
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1978
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L.Q. O'Connor and T.J.B.
O'Brien
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1979
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R.J. Smithies and B. O'Connor
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1980
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A.A. Curran and R.J. Smithies
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1984
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N.J. Sainsbury and J.R. King
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1992
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D. Capie and A. Crawley
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1993
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D. Capie and C. Walker
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"Ben's Bowl": Best Performing Union
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1989
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Wellington Speaking Union
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1990
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Wellington Speaking Union
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1991
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Wellington Speaking Union
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1993
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Wellington Speaking Union
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World Speaking Championship Participation
From time to time, New Zealand
teams or individuals, reach the top of their fields in public speaking and
debating. Three times, New Zealand secondary schools debating teams have
reached the pinnacle of world debating. Many of the people involved have
been, or currently are, associated with The Wellington Speaking Union.
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1991 World Schools Debating Championship
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Venue: Edinburgh
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Won by:
New Zealand
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Captain: Catherine Williams
Team: Neil Anderson, Neil Miller, Richard Suhr
Coach: Rosemary Dixon
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1992 World Schools Debating Championship
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Venue: London
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Won by:
New Zealand
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Captain: Richard Suhr
Team: Vina Araite, Susannah Bridge, Alexandra Gillespie
Coach: Rosemary Dixon
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Venue: Cardiff
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Won by:
New Zealand
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Captain: Rachel Smithies
Team: Nicholas Flanaghan, Julianne Pitt, Hayden Ryan
Coach: Andrew Stockley
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