Vic Wins NZ BP

Vic has come out victorious at the NZ Open British Parliamentary Champs from the 20 – 22 November.

The team ‘Two men and one moral high horse’ of Udayan Mukherjee and Paul Smith won the Grand Final in Parliament’s Legislative Council Chambers from closing opposition on the motion This House would ban criminals from publishing accounts of their crimes.

Many thanks go to Gareth Richards, the Chief Adjudicator, and to Sarah Wislon, Nigel Smith, and Alex Sinclair for their work as co-conveners.

The full results are:

Winners: Udayan Mukherjee, Paul Smith
Grand Finalists: Polly Higbee, Stephen Whittington
Semi Finalists:

• Kathy Scott-Dowell, Richard D’Ath;
• Josh Cameron, Holly Jenkins;
• Jono Orpin, Ellen Thomson (Composite)

Most Promising Speaker: Ellen Thomson
Top 10 Speakers:

• Stephen Whittington (2nd)
• Polly Higbee (3rd)
• Clodagh O’Connor-McKenna (4th)
• Josh Cameron (5th =)
• Richard D’Ath (5th =)
• Hugh McCaffrey (9th =)

2010 Committee Elected

The 2010 Exec Committee have been elected in a highly contested AGM.

The committee are:

President: Seb Templeton
Vice-President: Sarah Wilson
Secretary: Nigel Smith
Treasurer: Yogesh Patel

General Exec: Richard D’Ath
General Exec: Holly Jenkins
General Exec: Udayan Mukherjee
General Exec: Jenna Raeburn
General Exec: Kathy Scott-Dowell
General Exec: Ihaia Tichborne

You may notice the six general exec members and lack of a 2nd year representative. This is due to a constitutional amendment being passed turning the position into a general one. First year rep still remains, and will be voted at the IGM for 2010.