💭 Motion Statistics
Round 1

TH would require university courses to be assessed only by methods (e.g. written exams) which are AI-proof (Professor GPT)

38%
44%
6 Aff wins 7 Neg wins
probably balanced
1 Aff veto 0 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive

TH believes that the New Zealand Government should act to dramatically reduce the power of the teachers' unions (Solidarity)

6%
13%
1 Aff win 2 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
38%
22%
12 Aff vetoes 7 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level
Round 2

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) (501s)

13%
2 Aff wins 0 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
34%
22%
11 Aff vetoes 7 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level

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) (London Calling)

50%
38%
8 Aff wins 6 Neg wins
probably balanced
6%
2 Aff vetoes 0 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive
Round 3

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 (Men)

38%
63%
6 Aff wins 10 Neg wins
imbalanced at 50% level
No teams vetoed this motion
Round 4

TH supports the availability of heartbalm torts (Broken hearted or just broke)

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25%
19%
4 Aff wins 3 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
19%
9%
6 Aff vetoes 3 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive

TH would only allow plaintiffs with a direct and concrete connection to the outcome of a decision to judicially review it (Simply reasonable)

38%
19%
6 Aff wins 3 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
16%
13%
5 Aff vetoes 4 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive
Round 5

TH believes that social media has done more harm than good (Anti-social media)

44%
31%
7 Aff wins 5 Neg wins
probably balanced
13%
6%
4 Aff vetoes 2 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive

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) (Joseph James Rogan Jr)

19%
6%
3 Aff wins 1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
19%
9%
6 Aff vetoes 3 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive
Round 6

TH believes that artists who develop a new artistic style deserve greater praise and recognition, than artists who perfect or master an existing style (Old masters)

44%
19%
7 Aff wins 3 Neg wins
imbalanced at 50% level
1 Aff veto 1 Neg veto
balance inconclusive

TH prefers a world where people believe that most forms of higher knowledge are fundamentally beyond their reach, even with effort and time (Higher knowledge)

13%
25%
2 Aff wins 4 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
22%
19%
7 Aff vetoes 6 Neg vetoes
probably balanced
Round 7

TH believes that Governments should actively discourage religious sects from establishing alternative societies (e.g. not providing teaching licenses, requiring compliance with employment law) (Dictatorship of no alternatives)

31%
6%
5 Aff wins 1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
16%
16%
5 Aff vetoes 5 Neg vetoes
probably balanced

TH, as the European Union, would pursue highly protectionist policy in relation to industrial manufacturing and other heavy industries (Electric Vehicles)

13%
50%
2 Aff wins 8 Neg wins
imbalanced at 10% level
13%
13%
4 Aff vetoes 4 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive
Round 8

THBT urban design and amenity effects should never be considered in resource consenting processes (Judicial review 2)

13%
0 Aff wins 2 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
28%
19%
9 Aff vetoes 6 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level

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 (How bad can I possibly be?)

19%
69%
3 Aff wins 11 Neg wins
imbalanced at 5% level
1 Aff veto 1 Neg veto
balance inconclusive
Quarterfinals

TH would substantially reduce the legal barriers to firing employees in NZ (Freer the market freer the people)

50%
0 Aff wins 1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
No teams vetoed this motion

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 (Ethics?)

50%
0 Aff wins 1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
No teams vetoed this motion
Semifinals

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) (ICE)

50%
1 Aff win 0 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
No teams vetoed this motion

TH supports the Democrats enacting retaliatory gerrymandering in blue states (Jerry)

50%
1 Aff win 0 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
25%
1 Aff veto 0 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive
Grand Final

TH supports the use of military force in opposition to rogue nuclear programs (Stuxnet)

100%
0 Aff wins 1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
No teams vetoed this motion