New Zealand Natcon

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The national convention of New Zealand, started in 1979 and usually held Queen's Birthday weekend (the Queen's Birthday is celebrated on the first Monday in June.)

No. Date Convention Location Guests of Honour
1 October 19-22, 1979 Wellcon Wellington
2 May 31 - June 2, 1980 Wellcon B Wellington Merv Binns
3 May 30 - June 1, 1981 Norcon I Auckland Capt A. Bertram Chandler
4 June 4-7, 1982 Octacon Dunedin David Harvey and (fan) Frank Macskasy, Jnr.
5 June 3-6, 1983 Windycon Wellington Harlan Ellison
6 June 1-4, 1984 Norcon II Auckland Sandi Hall, David Harvey
7 June 2-4, 1986 Halleycon Dunedin Craig Harrison and (fan) Frank Macskasy, Jnr.
8 April 17-20, 1987 Windycon '87 Wellington Joe Haldeman and (fan) Alan Robson
9 June 3-6, 1988 ConFusion Christchurch Bjo Trimble, Margaret Mahy and (fan) Lana Brown
10 June 2-5, 1989 Satyricon Dunedin David Brin and (fan) Alex Heatley
11 June 1-4, 1990 ConVerge 2 Wellington Tracy Torme, Richard Arnold and (fan) James Benson
12 May 31 - June 3, 1991 ForryCon Wellington Forrest J Ackerman and (fan) Tim Jones
13 May 30 - June 1, 1992 ShakyCon Wellington Joe Haldeman and (fan) Rex Thompson
14 June 4-7, 1993 DefCon Wellington Julian May, D. C. Fontana, Larry Niven, Dennis Skotak (and others)
15 June 4-6, 1994 Silicon Dunedin Barbara Hambly and (fan) Tom Cardy
16 April 14-17, 1995 Conquest 1 Auckland Roger Zelazny, Vonda McIntyre, Richard Taylor, Jane Lindskold and (fan) Keith Smith
17 May 31 – June 3, 1996 Constellation Christchurch Robert Sheckley, Wes Takahasi and (fan) James Dignan
18 March 27-31, 1997 Conspiracy I Wellington Pat Cadigan, Danny John-Jules, Chris Chitty and (fan) Dan McCarthy
19 May 29 - June 1, 1998 Construction Wellington Neil Gaiman (and others)
20 April 2-5, 1999 Conquest 2 Auckland Alan Dean Foster, Richard Hatch, John Howe and (fan) Mike Hansen
21 June 3-5, 2000 Con D'Or Wellington Tad Williams, Sean McMullen and (fan) Maree Sole
22 April 13-16, 2001 Odyssey Con Auckland Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon, Lyn McConchie, Sean McMullen and (fan) Brian Howell
23 May 31 - June 3, 2002 Con With the Wind Wellington Joe and Gay Haldeman, Lucy Sussex, Dan Hennah, Dale Elvy, Charles N. Brown, Stephen Dedman and (fans) Yvonne Harrison, Alan Robson, and Renaldo the Party Sheep
24 April 18-21, 2003 EmotiCon Auckland Diane Duane, Peter Morwood, Lois McMaster Bujold, and (fan) Mary Maclachlan
25 April 9-12, 2004 ConTour Rotorua Gregory Benford and (fan) Ross Temple
26 March 25-28, 2005 iCon Wellington Orson Scott Card and (fan) Bill Geradts
27 June 2-5, 2006 Conclave 1 Auckland Steve Jackson, Joan Vinge, Jim Frenkel and (fan) Kevin Maclean
28 June 1-4, 2007 Conspiracy II Wellington Eric Flint, Marianne de Pierres, Isobelle Carmody, Dylan Horrocks, Fred Gallagher and (fan) Barbara Clendon
29 March 21-24, 2008 Conjunction Wellington Elizabeth Moon, Kate Orman and Jonathon Blum, Philippa Ballantine and (fan) Andrew Ivamy
30 May 29 – June 1, 2009 Conscription Auckland Julie E. Czerneda and Nalini Singh and (fan) Robbie Matthews
31 Aug 27-29, 2010 Au Contraire! Wellington Sean Williams, Elizabeth Knox, and (fan) Paul Mannering
32 June 3-6, 2011 ConTeXT Auckland Catherine Asaro, Helen Lowe and (fan) Lynelle Howell
33 June 1-4, 2012 UnCONventional Wellington Trudi Canavan and (fan) Lorain Clark
34 July 12-14, 2013 Au Contraire! 2013 Wellington Jennifer Fallon and (fan) Anna Klein
35 April 24-27, 2014 Conclave 2 Auckland Dave Freer and (fan) Paul Scoones
36 April 3-6, 2015 Reconnaissance Rotorua Gail Carriger, Philippa Ballantine, Tee Morris and (fans) Alan Parker and Norman Cates
37 June 3-5, 2016 Au Contraire! 2016 Wellington Martin Wallace, Juliet Marillier and A. J. Fitzwater
38 June 2-4, 2017 LexiCon Taupo Seanan McGuire/Mira Grant and (fan) John Toon; DUFF Delegate Paul Weimer
39 March 30 - April 2, 2018 Conclave 3 Auckland Karen Miller, Steve Wheeler, and (fan) Daphne Lawless
40 May 31 - June 3, 2019 Geysercon Rotorua Jonathan Maberry, Kaaron Warren, Lee Murray, Paul Mannering, and (fan) Grace Bridges
41 July 29 - August 2 2020 CoNZealand Wellington/Virtual Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon, Greg Broadmore, Rose Mitchell, George R. R. Martin


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