Motions

Grand Final

  • The motions for this round have not been released.
  • Semifinals

  • 1
    American Catholic Bishops have recently denounced American immigration policy. TH as the Catholic Church would adopt a more aggressive response to Republican immigration and welfare policies (e.g. actively counter-organising against ICE in their communities, organising protests)
  • 2
    TH supports the Democrats enacting retaliatory gerrymandering in blue states
  • Quarterfinals

  • 1
    TH would substantially reduce the legal barriers to firing employees in NZ
  • 2
    TH believes that professional disciplinary boards (such as those for lawyers, doctors, teachers) should not penalise people for actions committed in their personal lives, except where they have been criminally convicted
  • Round 8

  • 1
    THBT urban design and amenity effects should never be considered in resource consenting processes
  • 2
    TH would allow developers to obtain resource consents for construction projects by committing to separate environmental projects with an equal or greater positive impact, rather than by mitigating or eliminating the negative impacts of the original project
  • Round 7

  • 1
    TH believes that Governments should actively discourage religious sects from establishing alternative societies (e.g. not providing teaching licenses, requiring compliance with employment law)
  • 2
    TH, as the European Union, would pursue highly protectionist policy in relation to industrial manufacturing and other heavy industries
  • Round 6

  • 1
    TH believes that artists who develop a new artistic style deserve greater praise and recognition, than artists who perfect or master an existing style
  • 2
    TH prefers a world where people believe that most forms of higher knowledge are fundamentally beyond their reach, even with effort and time
  • Round 5

  • 1
    TH believes that social media has done more harm than good
  • 2
    TH regrets the rise of politicians interacting and interviewing with non-traditional media (e.g. Donald Trump on Joseph Rogan, Bernie Sanders on Theo Von)
  • Round 4

  • 1
    TH supports the availability of heartbalm torts
  • 2
    TH would only allow plaintiffs with a direct and concrete connection to the outcome of a decision to judicially review it
  • Round 3

  • 1
    TH regrets the dominance of the concept of intersectionality in social justice movements
  • 2
    TH believes that social movements should frame harmful actions by men as the result of external social ills (e.g. loneliness), rather than as expressions of masculinity
  • Round 2

  • 1
    TH believes that the New Zealand Police should prioritise investigation and enforcement against overseas criminal groups (e.g. Comancheros) over local criminal groups (e.g. Mongrel Mob)
  • 2
    TH would criminally prosecute professional service firms (e.g. lawyers, accountants) who are found to have abetted money laundering, irrespective of whether they knew it was taking place (i.e. a strict liability test)
  • Round 1

  • 1
    TH would require university courses to be assessed only by methods (e.g. written exams) which are AI-proof
  • 2
    TH believes that the New Zealand Government should act to dramatically reduce the power of the teachers' unions