Wellington politicians battle it out in lively debate
23 April 2019
More than 120 Wellingtonians attended the State of Affairs: A Political Debate held at Parliament on Wednesday evening.
Six politicians
from across the political spectrum debated the moot:
“Wellington City Council is more important to
Wellingtonians than central Government”. The audience,
ranging from millennial university students to local
businesspeople, avidly watched as politicians let loose with
banter and verbal sparring in a lively and humorous
debate.
The winner of the debate was decided by the
crowd by way of applause, with the negating team - composed
of MPs James Shaw, Nicola Willis, and Greg O’Connor -
taking home the bragging rights.
Event sponsors N5
Consulting and Wellington Chamber of Commerce noted the
energy of the speakers and the turnout as
highlights.
John Loau of N5 Consulting said, “It
was definitely a good night and the humour was there as well
as some good debate points. There’s a really good turnout
too, it’s good to see everybody
here.”
Wellington Chamber of Commerce’s Chief
Executive John Milford and his colleagues agreed. “It was
informative and funny, it was great to see the politicians
not take themselves so
seriously.”
“Unfacilitated, hearty and
respectful debate is somewhat of a rarity in politics these
days, so we are grateful to our speakers who really turned
up the dial,” Holly Bennett, director of HSB Government
Relations says.
Photos from the event are free to
be shared, and can be viewed here.
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