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KiwiRPG week 2026 runs from Saturday 4 July through to Saturday 11 July!
A full week celebrating TTRPG creations from Aotearoa New Zealand. Shows and games and more, for people everywhere.
Find out all the details below, and sign up to the email list for special offers, reminders, and behind-the-scenes insights!
Special offers for KiwiRPG week
- GAME BUNDLES! RPG Trader, Itch and DriveThru! To be announced – games and supplements from a bunch of KiwiRPG creators!
Saturday 4 July
Official Opening and Karakia
NZST: 12pm – 1pm
Detecting your time zone:
New_York: Fri 8pm
Please join us live at KiwiRPG on Twitch for our opening ceremony.
Kēmu Whakatau O Aotearoa committee will lead a formal welcome and karakia (prayer) to begin KiwiRPG week 2025.
All welcome!
Livestream AP
NZST: 1pm-4pm
Detecting your time zone:
New_York: Fri 9pm
Yous Are Broken Too?
Designer Iwā Kingi leads a group through their own game, the story of how even when broken, we can find connection and meaning.
Through narrative based discussion, “Yous are Broken Too?” guides the players through complex themes, and seeks to understand them from a holistic indigenous perspective.
Watch live at KiwiRPG on Twitch
Livestream AP
NZST: 7pm-10pm
Detecting your time zone:
New_York: Sat 3am
Whakawhitinga
A worldbuilding game founded in Te Ao Māori (a Māori understanding of the world), led by designer Riwhi Kenny.
Watch live at KiwiRPG on Twitch
Spotlight: Game bundles!
All day
Get in on this year’s selection of great Kiwi games!
Three game bundles available:
DriveThruRPG
itch.io
RPG Trader
Sunday 5 July
Livestream AP
NZST: 1pm-4pm
Detecting your time zone:
New_York: Sat 9pm
Livestream AP
NZST: 7:30pm-10:30pm
Detecting your time zone:
New_York: Sun 3:30am
FiveEvil: Fiendish 5E Horror
GM Greg Ellis leads players from The Fate of Isen and Diceratops Presents through a terrifying game of horror: THE ROAR.
Watch live at KiwiRPG on Twitch
Monday 6 July
Livestream Panel
NZST: 1:30pm-2:30pm
Detecting your time zone:
New_York: Sun 9:30pm
Art & Layout / Visual Arts & Games
With: Matthew Wills (Swords), Paul Tobin (Chaosium), Stacy Longstreet (D&D 4e, PikPok), Tim Denee (Blades ’68)
Watch live at KiwiRPG on Twitch
Livestream AP
NZST: 7pm-10pm
Detecting your time zone:
New_York: Mon 3am
Tui: Birds of a Feather
Shenanigans with one of Aotearoa’s native bird species, led by designer Rave.
Tui are known for three things – song, style, and rage. The newest crew in the tui mafia are looking to make a name for themselves, and maybe score some points with the Dui.
Watch live at KiwiRPG on Twitch
Tuesday 7 July
Livestream Panel
NZST: 1:00pm-4:00pm
Detecting your time zone:
New_York: Mon 9pm
Solo TTRPGs: Let’s make one together
Exploring solo TTRPGs and making one with the audience. With: Sam Robson, Sero.
Watch live at KiwiRPG on Twitch
Livestream AP
NZST: 7pm-10pm
Detecting your time zone:
New_York: Mon 3am
Solo TTRPG: The game we just made
A playthrough of the solo game developed in this afternoon’s panel workshop, with Ruby.
Watch live at KiwiRPG on Twitch
Wednesday 8 July
Livestream AP
NZST: 1pm-4pm
Detecting your time zone:
New_York: Tue 9pm
Thursday 9 July
Livestream Panel
NZST: 1:30pm-2:30pm
Detecting your time zone:
New_York: Wed 9:30pm
Livestream Panel
NZST: 3:00pm-5:00pm
Detecting your time zone:
New_York: Wed 11pm
Livestream AP
NZST: 6pm-9pm
Detecting your time zone:
New_York: Thu 2am
d12Go!
Designer Brad Zimmerman leads a game of the flexible and fun d12Go. A completely randomly-rolled game: what will the dice bring, and how will a team of brave players handle it?
Watch live at KiwiRPG on Twitch
Friday 10 July
Livestream Panel
NZST: 1:00pm-3:30pm
Detecting your time zone:
New_York: Thu 9pm
Livestream AP
NZST: 6pm-9pm
Detecting your time zone:
New_York: Fri 2am
Paranormal Wellington Christchurch
GMs Brendon Bennetts and Ciarán Searle lead friends from Dungeons & Comedians on a mysterious investigation into a legendary cryptid: ‘The Hunt for the Canterbury Panther’
Watch live at KiwiRPG on Twitch
Saturday 11 July
Livestream AP
NZST: 12 noon-3pm
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New_York:
Mountain Resonance
GM: Manuel Kolb
Dr Kolb leads a group through ‘Between Kings and Brothers’, and one-shot experience of 1930s alpine survival and horror, based on the Panic Engine from Mothership.
Watch live at KiwiRPG on Twitch
Livestream Panel
NZST: 7:30pm-9:30pm
Detecting your time zone:
New_York: Sat 3:30am
Official Closing
NZST: 10:00pm
Detecting your time zone:
New_York: Fri 6pm
Please join us live at KiwiRPG on Twitch for a few final words and then our closing ceremony.
Kēmu Whakatau O Aotearoa committee will lead a short, friendly chat about the week and conclude with the formal closing ceremony for KiwiRPG week 2026.
All welcome!
Nice one!
All day
That’s the end for KiwiRPG week 2026!
See you again in 2027!