NZ Events

The following is a list of all the current tournaments and conventions the AWC is aware of. As always please double check with the host club to confirm dates and details.

When is Easter? 2008: 21-24 March; 2009: 10-13 April; 2010: 02-05 April; 2011: 22-25 April (Easter Monday will also be ANZAC Day in 2011).

January or February	ValleyCon	The annual Hutt Valley Convention hosted by the Hutt Valley Wargamers in Upper Hutt.
	KapCon	Annual Wellington & Kapiti Coast RPG Convention - See Kapcon Website for more info.
February	BattleCry	Annual Auckland convention hosted by America. Date for 2008 is the weekend 09-10 February and presumably at the Freeman's Bay Community Centre again. As usual it includes the Auckland hosted (NZ) 25mm Ancients DBM/DBMM Doubles Competition; as well as FoW, Warhammer, etc.
	Over The Top	Warhammer 40K and Fantasy plus Lord Of The Rings tournament hosted by the Hamilton Immortals.
Easter March/April	NatCon	The New Zealand National Convention. The 2008 Convention is being hosted by the Christchurch Cavaliers at the St Albans & Shirley Working Men's Club, Christchurch. Easter dates for NatCon 2008 are 21-24 March.
May/June	Braveheart	Wellington & Hutt Valley Convention run by Peter Dunn (Wellington) & Allan Yaxley (Hutt Valley).
Queens Birthday June	NICon	The annual North Island Convention held the first weekend of June. NICon 2008 is in Palmerston North hosted by the Manawatu Duellists Society.
	SouthCon	The annual South Island Convention held the first weekend of June and hosted every year by the Otago Miniature Tactician's Society in Dunedin.
June	MAGECon	The annual Manawatu Fantasy & RPG Convention in Palmerston North hosted by the Manawatu Duellists Society.
August	Call to Arms	The annual Wellington Convention held by the Wellington Warlords in Wellington (Often 1st or 2nd Weekend - But confirm date with host Club).
September	Push Of Pike	The annual Push of Pike renaissance tournament - more details will be on the North Shore Wargaming Club website's Push Of Pike webpage.
	NapCon	Napoleonic Convention. Organised usually by Hamilton, Tauranga, & Taupo region clubs (among others) when run.
Labour Weekend October	National Open 25mm Tournament	The annual 25mm Convention hosted every year on Labour Weekend by the Taranaki Miniature Warfare Society in New Plymouth (usually the 3rd or 4th Weekend in October - i.e. NZ Labour Weekend).
	Conquest	Run by Comics Compulsion in Christchurch.
November	Campaign & Rally Point	Annual Hamilton Napoleonic era and Waikato "Casual Gaming" Convention. The Rallypoint convention was traditionally held the 1st weekend in December but the last couple of years has instead been held in November to coincide with the "Campaign" tournament. Contact the Hamilton Immortals for more information.

New Zealand Wargaming Events