Moots 2018

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Moots 2018 2019-02-17T13:26:43+00:00

Moots 2018

Junior Open

  • Round 1
    • THW ban zoos.
  • Round 2
    • THW ban students from skipping year levels at school.
  • Round 3
    • THW ban school uniforms. (Advised Topic: School Uniforms)
  • Round 4
    • THW ban oil drilling in New Zealand. (Advised Topic: Oil Drilling)
  • Round 5
    • THW require all school students to play a team sport.
  • Catch Up Round
    • THBT parents should actively monitor their child’s social media activity.
  • Octo Finals
    • THW ban unhealthy fast food (e.g. McDonalds, Burger King and Fish and Chips)
  • Quarter Finals
    • THR the rise of tiger parenting (A parent which puts significant pressure on their children to be successful in academic and extracurricular activities)
  • Semi Finals
    • THW impose a quota on the number of women in parliament.
  • Grand Finals
    • This house would ban all examinations in Year 11 and below.

 

Senior Open

  • Round 1
    • THW ban gambling
  • Round 2
    • THW legalize the use of performance enhancing drugs in sport (Advised Topic: Drugs in Sport)
  • Round 3
    • This House Supports a Youth Wage (Advised Topic: Youth Wage)
  • Round 4
    • This House Supports New Zealand becoming a Republic (abolishing the monarchy)
  • Round 5
    • This House believes that schools should have no compulsory school subjects
  • Catch Up Round
    • THBT parents should actively monitor their child’s social media activity
  • Octo Finals
    • THW ban reality TV
  • Quarter Finals
    • THW ban school awards
  • Semi Finals
    • THR the regional fuel tax in Auckland
  • Grand Finals 
    • THS the trend for celebrities to run for political office

 

Advanced Open

  • Round 1
    • THW ban single-sex schools
  • Round 2
    • THW ban the private ownership of firearms in the United States (Advised Topic: Gun control)
  • Round 3
    • THW ban child beauty pageants
  • Round 4
    • THW ban strikes by workers in essential state services (e.g. nurses, police, doctors etc)
  • Round 5
    • THBT celebrities shouldn’t publicly campaign for politicians or political parties
  • Catch Up Round
    • THBT parents should actively monitor their child’s social media activity
  • Octo Finals
    • THBT media award shows (e.g. Oscars, Grammys, Emmys) should have category winners decided by the public rather than by critics
  • Quarter Finals
    • THW require doctors to report to the police suspected instances of domestic abuse
  • Semi Finals
    • THR the regional fuel tax in Auckland
  • Grand Finals 
    • THR publications that exclusively focus on celebrity gossip and news (e.g Women’s Weekly, TMZ, Cosmopolitan)

Premier Junior

  • Round 1
    • THW require high schools English courses to set modern texts (Harry Potter, The Hunger Games etc.) rather than classic texts (Shakespeare, Jane Austen etc.)
  • Round 2
    • THW ban unpaid internships
  • Round 3
    • This house supports removing all benefit sanctions (a benefit sanction is a penalty placed on a benefit for the failure to meet requirements, eg single parents not naming the other parent, or failing a drug test)
  • Round 4
    • THW abolish trials by jury
  • Round 5
    • THBT vegans and vegetarians should actively try to convince and pressure their friends to change their dietary habits
  • Round 6
    • THBT media outlets should not report on the personal lives of politicians
  • Round 7
    • This house would give an extra vote to parents on behalf of their children
  • Quarter-Finals
    • THW ban alcohol companies from advertising in sports
  • Semi-Finals
    • THW introduce an 100% inheritance tax
  • Finals
    • THW not allow journalists to use anonymous sources in their reporting

 

Premier Advanced

  • Round 1
    • THW grant independent statehood to indigenous groups
  • Round 2
    • THW allow parents to genetically design their child (e.g. gender, appearance)
  • Round 3
    • Cancelled due to poor weather
  • Round 4
    • THW ban the sale of personal data by social media companies
  • Round 5
    • THW abolish trials by jury
  • Round 6
    • THS music streaming companies removing the songs of artists who have been convicted of serious crimes from their platforms
  • Round 7
    • THB that environmental advocacy groups should prioritize individual actions (e.g. recycling, not eating meat, etc.) instead of policy-level changes.
  • Quarter-Finals
    • THR the decisions of tech companies to ban controversial content producers from their platforms
  • Semi-Finals
    • THW not allow political parties in Government to replace a Prime Minister or President mid-term except in cases of serious misconduct e.g. criminal charges.
  • Finals
    • THS all public transport services and infrastructure being run by private entities as opposed to the government

 

 

Tournament motions

Impromptu Cup

  • Round 1
    • THW require all schools in New Zealand to become co-educational.
    • THW require all school students to play a team sport.
  • Round 2
    • THW impose a quota for the number of women in senior positions in business.
    • THS the creation of separate schools for minority groups (eg. ethnic groups, sexual minorities, indigenous groups).
  • Round 3
    • THW raise the minimum wage in New Zealand from $16.50 to the living wage of $20.55
    • THB that liberal democratic governments should not own public broadcasting companies (e.g. BBC and TVNZ)
  • Round 4
    • TH as a developing country, would exploit natural resources to the detriment of the environment for economic gain.
    • THB that New Zealand should align itself diplomatically and economically with China instead of the United States
  • Quarter-Final
    • THR the rise of instagram celebrities.
    • THB that immigrants should always assimilate to the local culture of the country they are immigrating to, than try to preserve the culture of their home nation
  • Semi-Final
    • THW increase the value of votes from historically underrepresented voting groups (eg. young people, Maori, African-Americans) in elections.
    • THB that the Democratic Party should actively field minority candidates in the 2018 midterm elections.
  • Grand-Final
    • THB that alt-right (e.g. Lauren Southern, Milo Yinnopolous) speakers should be allowed to speak at university campuses.
    • TH as the Green Party would campaign on Marama Davidson’s views about reclaiming the C-word.

Junior Champs

  • Round 1
    • THS making ‘Bring your own device’ (BYOD) compulsory for every student in the country
  • Round 2
    • THW decrease the voting age from 18 to 14
  • Round 3
    • In a world in which a potion exists that would allow you to read the minds of other people, this house would take the potion.
  • Quarter-Finals
    • THB that video games are harmful for those under the ages of 18.
  • Semi-Finals
    • THW impose a tax on products with added sugar.
  • Grand-Finals
    • THB that celebrities shouldn’t publicly share their political views.