Next Generation Debates 2017 Wellington Grand Final
30 August, 2017
The Next Generation Debates are organised by the New Zealand Initiative and supported by the Friedlander Foundation. This annual national debating tournament is designed to encourage young people to think and talk about some of the important public policy issues facing New Zealand.
Victoria University of Wellington has won the 2017 Next Generation Debates. They battled against a team from the University of Auckland on the moot 'This House believes that paying down debt should be the government’s priority as tax revenues increase'.