Junior Open

The Junior Open grade is split into five geographic zones – North, South, East, West and Central. In 2012, the following schools have kindly agreed to host in their respective zones.

North – Westlake Girls’ High School

Address: 2 Wairau Road, Milford, North Shore

Host School Co-ordinator: Zani Button

Contact Details: zbutton@westlakegirls.school.nz or 027 316 0209 or 09 489 4168 ext 330

Debates will be held in: H Block

Meeting Room: H7

Parking Directions: There are two entrances.  One is further down Wairau Rd, heading North.  This is monitored by traffic lights and the best entrance to use.  There is parking as you first drive in and also further down the driveway.  The other entrance is the main office entrance and near Smales Farm.  Please do not use this – the office will be closed, and you will need to walk across the campus to find H block.

South – Tangaroa College

Address: Haumia Way, Otara

Host School Co-ordinator: Imeleta Faumuina

Contact Details: ImeletaF@tangaroa.school.nz or 027 736 9379

Debates will be held in: All debates to be held in E block

Meeting Room: E3

Campus Map: click here

East – Howick College

Address: Sandspit Road, Howick

Host School Co-ordinator: Anne Botha

Contact Details: anne.botha@howick.school.nz or 09 534 4492 ext 846 or 021 1115802

Debates will be held in: G block – the English classrooms.

Meeting Room: G13

Parking Directions: Enter the school from Sandspit Road, drive past the administration block and theatre, and turn left to the lower parking area outside T block.  Walk down either the road past T block or the open passageway between the cafe and T block to reach G block.  After 5pm, there is parking available outside G block.

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West – Rutherford College

Host School Co-ordinator: Fionna Halliday

Contact Details: hallidayf@rutherford.school.nz or 021 288 9966 or 09 834 9790 ext 228

Debates will be held in: B Block – the first teaching block you see when you enter the school

Meeting Room: B9 – upstairs in the right-hand side of B Block

Parking Directions: Main staff carpark just inside the main gate, or if there is room, the top carpark outside B Block

Debates will be held ONLY in the early session

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Central – Epsom Girls’ Grammar School

Address: Silver Rd, Epsom

Host School Co-ordinator: Rebecca Leafberg

Contact Details: Lb@eggs.school.nz or 021 1029 202

Debates will be held in: Debates will be held in D Block (the large three-storey brick building directly in front of you as you enter the school)

Meeting Room: D9 (bottom floor of D block)

Parking Directions: Enter the school through the main gate on Silver Road (off Gillies Avenue) and park in the angle parking along Silver Road. Enter through the main entrance.