Motions

Grand Final

  • The motions for this round have not been released.

    • Semifinals

  • 1
    For small countries with limited caseloads, this house prefers transnational final appeal courts to domestic final appeal courts
  • 2
    This house believes that New Zealand universities should prioritise teaching quality over research output when promoting academics.
  • 3
    TH predicts that in 15 years, that Conservative and Labour parties will no longer be the two dominant political parties in the United Kingdom.
  • 4
    THBT it was in the interests of the National Party to retain Christopher Luxon as leader earlier this month.

    • Round 8

  • 1
    This house would require companies which sell products in New Zealand to provide affordable spare parts and repair options
  • 2
    This house opposes the prominence of management/business consulting

    • Round 7

  • 1
    This house would use representative samples of citizens (citizens' assemblies) rather than referenda to decide significant public issues.
  • 2
    This house would significantly reduce judicial discretion in sentencing (eg mandatory minimum sentences, caps on reductions for personal factors)

    • Round 6

  • 1
    TH, as a parent of a 13 year old child in 2026, would not give your child independent access to the internet
  • 2
    This house regrets the growth in personal health tracking technology (e.g smart watches, sleep tracking apps, etc)

    • Round 5

  • 1
    This house would re-introduce the universal family benefit in New Zealand (i.e. an allowance given to all families with children regardless of their income).
  • 2
    This house supports a narrative that couples in long-term relationships should maintain substantially separate social lives.

    • Round 4

  • 1
    This house, as a prominent female actress, would only work with female directors
  • 2
    This house would become the mean judge

    • Round 3

  • 1
    This house supports institutional investors' increasing ownership and development of rental accommodation.
  • 2
    This house regrets the prominence of venture capitalism

    • Round 2

  • 1
    This house would implement a gender rotation policy for lead public roles (e.g. Prime Minister)
  • 2
    This house believes that it is in the interests of the te reo Māori revitalisation movement to actively encourage the use of English-influenced te reo Māori words and grammatical structures

    • Round 1

  • 1
    This house believes that sporting fandom culture does more harm than good
  • 2
    This house would aggressively penalise athletes when referees call simulation (e.g. overreacting to fouls, pretending to be more injured then they are)