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Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 30, No. 13. 1967.

Debate

Debate

The Vuw Debating Society experimented with Oregon-style debating recently. Each member of a team speaks for a short time and is then cross-examined by a member of the opposing team.

The subject debated was "That Maoris have equal rights in New Zealand." The negative won on a very close vote of the house.

The affirmative claimed that "The Maori has a different treatment, but it is an equal treatment." But the negative argued that because "rights are based on qualifications." Maoris, having fewer opportunities, were not equal.

Other speakers argued that Maoris have more lights in New Zealand. "Equal rights are not good enough—to bring about equality we need more than equal rights." asserted one speaker.