Motions

Grand Final

  • 1
    This house believes that it is in the interests of Peru to abolish the ability for a president to be removed based on permanent moral incapacity.
  • 2
    This house believes that the Māori seats model is better for indigenous populations than the Sámi Parliaments model.
  • 3
    This house supports building free cities in developing countries.

    • Semifinals

  • 1
    This house would cap the interest rates on credit cards.
  • 2
    This house regrets the glorification of the FIRE Movement.
  • 3
    This house, as Estée Lauder, would pursue growth by acquiring Puig rather than organically.

    • Round 6

  • 1
    This house would allow drug treatment specialists to prescribe prohibited drugs (eg methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine).
  • 2
    This house opposes subscription-based primary healthcare.
  • 3
    This house believes that healthcare research institutions should prioritise field experiments over laboratory experiments.

    • Round 5

  • 1
    This house, as the creator of a popular AI model that generates music, would introduce a "walled garden" for your model.
  • 2
    This house prefers film and TV adaptations taking large scale creative liberties over being faithful to the source material.
  • 3
    This house would require streaming services with a significant number of subscribers in New Zealand to spend a certain portion of their total New Zealand revenue on producing local originals.

    • Round 4

  • 1
    Assuming it is possible, this house would implement the Sibyl System.
  • 2
    This house would introduce night courts.
  • 3
    This House believes that offenders who pursue an unmeritorious appeal should have their sentence uplifted.

    • Round 3

  • 1
    This house, as the Philippines, would abandon its policy of assertive transparency in the South China Sea.
  • 2
    This house, as Anthropic, would agree to give the US military unrestricted access to its AI models.
  • 3
    This house, as Eritrea, would restore Ethiopia’s free access to Port Assab.

    • Round 2

  • 1
    This house believes that universities should invest in regional studies of other countries (e.g. its politics, economics, culture) at the expense of language studies.
  • 2
    This house regrets the narrative of travelling to "find yourself".
  • 3
    This house regrets the narrative that climate change is apocalyptic in nature.

    • Round 1

  • 1
    This house, as the child of a famous star baseball player, would choose to pursue a professional baseball career.
  • 2
    This house would reintroduce Russia and Belarus to international sporting events.
  • 3
    This house believes public sports facilities should prioritise emerging sports (e.g. pickleball, futsal) over traditional sports (e.g. tennis, football).