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**KiwiRPG week 2026 is finished! It ran 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 and news
Game bundles!
- RPG Trader bundle featuring monsters, ants, and Jane Austen!
- DriveThruRPG bundle featuring Downing Street, papercraft, and lyncanthropes!
- Itch.io bundle featuring mountains, dwarves, and running away!
New crowdfunds!
- Dice Legenz presents a new D&D 5E adventure, The Warp of Despair
- Sam Robson presents fast-paced vampire roleplaying in Bloodthirst
Saturday 4 July
Official Opening and Karakia
NZST: 12pm – 1pm
London: Sat 1am
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 (intention setting) to begin KiwiRPG week for the year.
All welcome!
Livestream AP
NZST: 1pm-4pm
London: Sat 2am
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 Iwā’s Twitch Channel
Livestream AP
NZST: 7pm-10pm
London: Sat 8am
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
Sunday 5 July
Livestream AP
NZST: 1pm-4pm
London: Sun 2am
New York: Sat 9pm
Monster of the Week
It’s KiwiRPG Week at the local Pak ‘n’ Save, but more than bargains fill the shelves! There are malevolent forces afoot, and it’s not just the cultists dedicated to the Stick Man, or the fey sparrows nesting in the rafters. Join Keeper Ruby Kemp and the finest Night Shift on roster (Emma, Julz, and Samsara) as they explore more Monster of the Week mischief in Aisle 13…
Watch live at KiwiRPG on Twitch
Livestream AP
NZST: 7:30pm-10:30pm
London: Sun 8:30am
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
London: Mon 2:30am
New York: Sun 9:30pm
Art & Layout / Visual Arts & Games
With: Paul Tobin (Chaosium), Stacy Longstreet (D&D 4e, PikPok), Tim Denee (Blades in ’68), hosted by Matthew Wills (Swords webcomic),
Watch live at KiwiRPG on Twitch
Livestream AP
NZST: 7pm-10pm
London: Mon 8am
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: 1pm-4pm
London: Tues 2am
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: 6pm-9pm
London: Tues 7am
New York: Tues 2am
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 Panel
NZST: 7pm-9pm
London: Weds 8am
New York: Weds 3am
Makers of Actual Plays
With: AJ Pickett, Vahid Qualls (Dice Legenz), Julz Burgisser (Fate of Isen), hosted by Sero (Redgate & Wolf).
Watch live at KiwiRPG on Twitch
Thursday 9 July
Livestream Panel
NZST: 1:30pm-2:30pm
London: Thurs 2:30am
New York: Weds 9:30pm
TTRPGs in Academia
With: Dylan Horrocks (Te Herenga Waka · Victoria University of Wellington) and Shaun Garea (GRAIL Lab), hosted by Kelly Whyte.
Watch live at KiwiRPG on Twitch
Livestream Panel
NZST: 3pm-5pm
London: Thurs 4am
New York: Wed 11pm
Working With Publishers
With: Cam Banks (Cortex Prime), Grant Robinson (many Shadowrun books), Mike Sands (Monster of the Week)
Watch live at KiwiRPG on Twitch
Livestream AP
NZST: 6pm-9pm
London: Thurs 7am
New York: Thurs 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: 1pm-3:30pm
London: Fri 2am
New York: Thurs 9pm
Māori Creators Chat
With: Riwhi Kenny (Earth Mother Sky Father), Liam Stevens (Toa Tabletop), Sascha Stronach (The Dawnhounds), Te Aihe Butler (Fury of the Small)
Watch live at KiwiRPG on Twitch
Livestream AP
NZST: 6pm-9pm
London: Fri 7am
New York: Fri 2am
Paranormal Wellington Christchurch
GMs Brendon Bennetts and Ciarán Searle lead friends from Dungeons & Comedians and Wild Magic Tavern 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
London: Sat 1am
New York: Fri 8pm
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 AP
NZST: 4pm-7pm
London: Sat 5am
New York: Sat 12am
All According To Plan
Are you in, or out? All According to Plan is a writer’s room style emergent narrative game about charming criminals stealing from targets as wealthy as they are morally bankrupt.
Watch live at KiwiRPG on Twitch
Livestream Panel
NZST: 7:30pm-9:30pm
London: Sat 8:30am
New York: Sat 3:30am
Preparing for Playtesting
With: Vex Chat-Blanc (Hunting Billionaires for Sport), Cam Banks (Cortex Prime), and David Easley (All According to Plan)
Watch live at KiwiRPG on Twitch
Official Closing
NZST: 10pm
London: Sat 11am
New York: Sat 6am
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!