Past Regionals and WSDC Motions
THBT socially progressive movements in democratic countries should seek social change through the judiciary rather than the legislature
THS the partition of Iraq into three states: one for each of the Sunni, Shia, and Kurdish peoples
THW ban alternative medicines
THS the establishment of exclusive schools for LGBT students
THB Obama has betrayed the legacy of the Nobel Peace Prize
THR the commercialisation of indigenous art
THW not prosecute individuals for minor crimes committed during protests of deaths of minorities at the hands of police officers
THW televise all major criminal trials
THBT the income tax of individuals should be based on the wealth of their parents
That socially progressive individuals should boycott companies whose senior management express socially conservative views
That the news and entertainment media should not depict the full horrors of war
That there should be gender quotas in the police force
That we should legalise performance enhancing drugs in sports
That government medical treatment should not be provided to individuals whose health problems are the result of them knowingly engaging in risky activities
That we regret the rise of social media charity and activism campaigns
That governments should heavily subsidise tertiary education in science, technology and engineering at the expense of humanities and the arts
That we should ban private funding of political parties and replace it with a publicly funded system
That children should have a financial obligation to support their parents when they retire
THW not prosecute people for file-sharing entertainment media on the internet
THB political party leaders should be elected by party members, not MPs
THW ban all forms of gambling
THW subsidise traditional print, radio and TV media in response to the rise of online media
TH prefers elected Islamists to military dictatorships for the Arab World
THW tie parents’ welfare payments to their children’s health and education outcomes
THB the NZ Rugby Union should remove its current ban on overseas based New Zealanders playing for the All Blacks
THW require both parents to take equal amounts of parental leave
THW remove all restrictions on immigration from impoverished countries to developed countries.
THW make Te Reo Maori a compulsory subject in all New Zealand schools
THW make beneficiaries use a payment card which could only be used for essential items
THB punishment should never be an aim of the justice system
THW re-elect Barack Obama
THW end all funding for high performance sport
THB politicians should lead, not follow, public opinion
THW privatise all state-owned enterprises
THB people should have to pass a political literacy test to be able to vote
THW reintroduce a youth minimum wage
THW compel doctors to report suspected cases of domestic violence to the police
THB New Zealand should become a republic
THW impose trade sanctions on nations that refuse to take action on climate change
THB the possession of drugs for personal use should not be a crime
THW offer amnesty to dictators who step down
THBT New Zealand needs Don Brash
THW privatise prisons
THB Turkey should join the European Union
THW legalise voluntary euthanasia
THS free tertiary education
THBT developing countries should be exempt from measures to combat climate change
THB the Maori Party is good for New Zealand politics
THW ban all forms of alcohol advertising
THW means-test superannuation
THW abolish trial by jury
THS global nuclear disarmament
THW prevent skilled migrants emigrating from the developing world to the developed world
THB fertility treatment is a choice, not a right
THW never recognise governments which take power through military coup
THW make citizens initiated referenda binding on government
THB New Zealand should elect its MPs through FPP rather than MMP
THW force large companies to adopt a quota for women in senior positions
THW use military action to overthrow the Burmese junta
THS public, rather than private, ownership of utility companies
THW force journalists to reveal their sources
THW only give international aid to developing nations on the condition of reforms to women’s rights
THW ban religious ceremonies in state schools
THB assassination is a legitimate tool of foreign policy
THW establish a sex offender registry
THW extradite to people to face the death penalty