List of New Zealand debaters

This is a list of top-ranked university debaters from New Zealand university debating competitions.

To keep the list at a reasonable length, only individuals who have won, or been best speaker, at one of the following New Zealand tournaments are included:

*The Officers' Cup competition at the New Zealand University Games (the New Zealand Universities Impromptu Debating Championships);
*The ; or
*The New Zealand British Parliamentary Open Debating Championships.

Individuals' achievements at major international tournaments are also noted, primarily:

*The Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships; and
*The World Universities Debating Championships;

The primary purpose of this list is to compile a list of highly ranked debaters in New Zealand competitions. As such, individuals need not have their own articles to be listed here, and individuals who are best-known primarily for their debating achievements need not have separate articles created for them.

Information on each debater includes their university, and debating achievements.

A
*Anna Adams, University of Auckland, 1994 Officers’ Cup winner.

B
*Angela Ballantyne, Victoria University of Wellington, 1999 Officers' Cup winner, 2000 semi-finalist at World Universities Debating Championships.
*Christopher Bishop, Victoria University of Wellington, 2003 and 2007 Joynt Scroll winner, 2004 and 2005 Officers' Cup winner, 2004 Joynt Scroll best speaker, 2004, 2005 and 2007 NZ BP Champs winner, quarter-finalist at 2005 Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships, 2007 Runner-up at Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships and top ten speaker, quarter-finalist at 2008 Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships and top ten speaker, 2005 and 2008 octo-finalist at World Universities Debating Championships, 2007 Winner of the Cambridge IV and top five speaker, 2007 Runner-up at Oxford IV and top ten speaker, 2007 Runner-up at UCD IV and top five speaker.
*Melanie Bunce, University of Otago, 2004 Joynt Scroll winner.

C
*Brendan Cash, Victoria University of Wellington, 1994 Joynt Scroll winner.
*Ranald Clouston, Victoria University of Wellington, 2003 Officers' Cup winner, 2003 Joynt Scroll winner, 2007 runner-up at World Universities Debating Championships (for Cambridge University).
*Joe Connell, Victoria University of Wellington, 2005 Officers' Cup winner, 2006 Officers' Cup best speaker, 2007 Joynt Scroll winner and best speaker, 2004 NZ BP Champs best speaker, quarter-finalist at 2006 Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships and top ten speaker, 2005 and 2008 octo-finalist at World Universities Debating Championships.
*Christopher Curran, University of Otago, 1999 Joynt Scroll winner and best speaker.
*Matt Cuthell, Victoria University of Wellington, 1999 Officers' Cup winner and best speaker, 1998 Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships winner, 2000 semi-finalist at World Universities Debating Championships.

D
*Richard D'Ath, Victoria University of Wellington, 2008 Officers' Cup winner, 2008 quarter-finalist at Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships.

E
*Katherine Errington, Victoria University of Wellington, 2008 Joynt Scroll winner, 2008 quarter-finalist at Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships.

F
*Hamish Finlay, Victoria University of Wellington, 1997 Joynt Scroll winner, 1996 and 1997 quarter-finalist at Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships, 1997 octo-finalist at World Universities Debating Championships.
*Tom Fitzsimons, Victoria University of Wellington, 2006 Officers' Cup winner.
*Colin Fife, University of Canterbury, 2004 Officers' Cup best speaker.
*Laura Fraser, University of Otago, 2005 Officers' Cup best speaker, 2005 octo-finalist at Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships.

G
*Bryn Gandy, Victoria University of Wellington, 1997 Joynt Scroll winner, 1998 Joynt Scroll best speaker, 1998 Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships winner, 1997 quarter-finalist at Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships, 1997 octo-finalist at World Universities Debating Championships.
*Alexandra Gillespie, Victoria University of Wellington, 1993 Joynt Scroll winner.
*Greg Gimblett, University of Otago, 1996 Joynt Scroll winner, 1998 Officers' Cup best speaker.

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*Renee Heal, University of Otago, 2004 and 2005 octo-finalist at Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships.
*Polly Higbee, Victoria University of Wellington, 2006 Joynt Scroll winner and best speaker, 2008 Officers' Cup winner, 2007 and 2008 Officers' Cup best speaker, 2007 octo-finalist at Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships, 2008 quarter-finalist at Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships.
*Sally Hill, University of Auckland, 1994 Officers’ Cup winner
*Lewis Holden, Victoria University of Wellington, 2006 Joynt Scroll winner.
*Saul Holt, University of Auckland, 1995 Joynt Scroll winner, 1995 Officers' Cup best speaker.

I
*Sayeqa Islam, Victoria University of Wellington, 2003 Officers' Cup winner, 2003 Joynt Scroll winner, 2005 and 2006 NZ BP Champs best speaker, 2006 quarter-finalist at Australasian Debating Championships and top ten speaker, 2007 Runner-up at Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships, best speaker, and best speaker in the Grand Final, 2005 octo-finalist at World Universities Debating Championships, 2007 Winner of the Cambridge IV and top five speaker, 2007 Runner-up at Oxford IV, 2007 Runner-up at UCD IV and top ten speaker.

J
*Sacha Judd, University of Auckland, 1995 Joynt Scroll winner, 1993 grand-finalist at World Universities Debating Championships, 1996 octo-finalist at World Universities Debating Championships.
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L
*James Little, University of Auckland, 2006 NZ BP Champs winner, 2005 and 2006 octo-finalist at Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships, 2008 quarter-finalist at World Universities Debating Championships.
*Anna Livesey, Victoria University of Wellington, 2000 Joynt Scroll winner.
M
*Hugh McCaffrey, Victoria University of Wellington, 2006 Joynt Scroll winner.
*Sally McKechnie, University of Otago 1998 Joynt Scroll winner.
*Neil Miller, Victoria University of Wellington, 1993 and 1994 Joynt Scroll winner.
* Kevin Moar, Victoria University of Wellington, 2001 Officers' Cup winner, 2002 Joynt Scroll winner, 2006 NZ BP Champs best speaker, 2001 octo-finalist at Australasian Debating Championships.
*Tim Mullins, University of Auckland, 1995 Joynt Scroll winner

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O
*Ryan Orange, Victoria University of Wellington, 1996 and 1997 Officers' Cup winner, 1997 Officers' Cup best speaker, 1995 Joynt Scroll best speaker, 1997 Joynt Scroll winner and best speaker, 1996 quarter-finalist at Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships, 1997 quarter-finalist and top-ten speaker at Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships, 1998 octo-finalist at World Universities Debating Championships, 2000 semi-finalist and top-ten speaker at World Universities Debating Championships (for Oxford University).
*Jonathan Orpin, University of Auckland, 2005 Joynt Scroll winner, 2002 and 2005 Joynt Scroll best speaker, 2004 semi-finalist at World Universities' Debating Championships, 2005 quarter-finalist at World Universities' Debating Championships.
P
*Yogesh Patel, Victoria University of Wellington, 2007 Officers' Cup winner.
*Paul Paterson, University of Auckland, 2005 Joynt Scroll winner.
*Chelsea Payne, Victoria University of Wellington, 2000 Officers' Cup winner and best speaker, 2001 Officers' Cup best speaker, 2000 Joynt Scroll winner.
*Jane Pring, Victoria University of Wellington, 2008 Joynt Scroll winner.

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R
*Gareth Richards, Victoria University of Wellington, 2004 Officers' Cup winner, 2004, 2005 and 2007 NZ BP Champs winner, 2007 NZ BP Champs best speaker, 2005 quarter-finalist at Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships, 2005 and 2008 octo-finalist at World Universities' Debating Championships.
*Marcelo Rodriguez-Ferrere, University of Otago, 2004 Joynt Scroll winner.

S
*Rob Salmond, Victoria University of Wellington, 1996 and 1997 Officers' Cup winner, 1996 Officers' Cup best speaker, 1996 quarter-finalist at Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships, 1998 Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships winner and top-ten speaker, 1998 octo-finalist at World Universities Debating Championships.
*Duncan Small, Victoria University of Wellington, 2000 Officers' Cup winner, 2000 and 2002 Joynt Scroll winner, 2000 Joynt Scroll best speaker, 2001 octo-finalist at Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships.
*Tim Smith, University of Otago, 1996 Joynt Scroll winner.
*Kathryn Scott-Dowell, Victoria University of Wellington, 2008 octo-finalist at World Universities Debating Championships, 2008 quarter-finalist at Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships, 2008 Joynt Scroll best speaker.

T
*Sebastian Templeton, Victoria University of Wellington, 2008 Joynt Scroll winner.

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V
W
*Jesse Wall, University of Otago, 2004 Joynt Scroll winner.
*Damen Ward, University of Otago 1996 Joynt Scroll winner, 1998 Officers’ Cup winner.
*Jordan Ward, University of Auckland, 2005 Joynt Scroll winner, 2006 NZ BP Champs winner, 2005 and 2006 octo-finalist at Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships, 2008 quarter-finalist at World Universities Debating Championships.
*Stephen Whittington, Victoria University of Wellington, 2006 and 2007 Officers' Cup winner, 2007 Joynt Scroll winner, 2006 quarter-finalist at Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships, 2007 runner-up at Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships, 2008 quarter-finalist at Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships and top ten speaker.
*Catherine Williams, Victoria University of Wellington, 1993 and 1994 Joynt Scroll winner
*Nicola Willis, Victoria University of Wellington, 2001 and 2002 Officers' Cup winner, 2001 Joynt Scroll best speaker, 2002 Joynt Scroll winner, 2001 octo-finalist at Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships.
*Jesse Wilson, University of Auckland, 2003 Officers' Cup best speaker, 2003 Joynt Scroll best speaker, 2004 semi-finalist at World Universities' Debating Championships, 2005 quarter-finalist at World Universities' Debating Championships.

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