New Zealand Natcon

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		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		Roger Zelazny, Vonda McIntyre, Richard Taylor, Jane Lindskold and (fan) Keith Smith
17	May 31 – June 3, 1996	Constellation		Robert Sheckley, Wes Takahasi and (fan) James Dignan
18	March 27-31, 1997	Conspiracy I		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		Alan Dean Foster, Richard Hatch, John Howe and (fan) Mike Hansen
21	June 3-5, 2000	Con D'Or		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		Diane Duane, Peter Morwood, Lois McMaster Bujold, and (fan) Mary Maclachlan
25	April 9-12, 2004	ConTour		Gregory Benford and (fan) Ross Temple
26	March 25-28, 2005	iCon		Orson Scott Card and (fan) Bill Geradts
27	June 2-5, 2006	Conclave 1		Steve Jackson, Joan Vinge, Jim Frenkel and (fan) Kevin Maclean
28	June 1-4, 2007	Conspiracy II		Eric Flint, Marianne de Pierres, Isobelle Carmody, Dylan Horrocks, Fred Gallagher and (fan) Barbara Clendon
29	March 21-24, 2008	Conjunction		Elizabeth Moon, Kate Orman and Jonathon Blum, Philippa Ballantine and (fan) Andrew Ivamy
30	May 29 – June 1, 2009	Conscription		Julie E. Czerneda and Nalini Singh and (fan) Robbie Matthews
31	Aug 27-29, 2010	Au Contraire!		Sean Williams, Elizabeth Knox, and (fan) Paul Mannering
32	June 3-6, 2011	ConTeXT		Catherine Asaro, Helen Lowe and (fan) Lynelle Howell
33	June 1-4, 2012	UnCONventional		Trudi Canavan and (fan) Lorain Clark
34	July 12-14, 2013	Au Contraire! 2013		Jennifer Fallon and (fan) Anna Klein
35	April 24-27, 2014	Conclave 2		Dave Freer and (fan) Paul Scoones
36	April 3-6, 2015	Reconnaissance		Gail Carriger, Philippa Ballantine, Tee Morris and (fans) Alan Parker and Norman Cates
37	June 3-5, 2016	Au Contraire! 2016		Martin Wallace, Juliet Marillier and A. J. Fitzwater
38	June 2-4, 2017	LexiCon		Seanan McGuire/Mira Grant and (fan) John Toon; DUFF Delegate Paul Weimer
39	March 30 - April 2, 2018	Conclave 3		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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