Distinguished speakers include Colin Keating, Hon James Shaw MP (Green), Stuart Smith MP (National), Brig (rtd) Kevin Riordan, Dr. Kennedy Graham, Dr. Mere Skerrett, Dr. Cathy Downes and more.

The United Nations Association of New Zealand has held Regional Secondary School Speech Awards for over thirty years and the National finals are held in conjunction with our Annual Conference in May. This year the National finals will be held in Wellington on Friday 21 June.

A symposium organised by the United Nations Association of New Zealand (UNZ NZ) and the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs (NZIIA) to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.