June – Melbourne Expo Centre, Melbourne, Australia Comic Guests: Warren Ellis, Grant Morrison TV/Movie Guests: Claudia Christian (Babylon 5), Chase Masterson (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Frazer Hines (Doctor Who) 2000 18–19 March – Aotea Centre, Auckland Comic Guests: Arthur Adams, Joyce Chin , Jeph Loeb TV/Movie Guests: Jeremy Bulloch (Star Wars), Lani Tupu (Farscape), 2001 10–11 February – Aotea Centre, Auckland Comic Guests: Brian Michael Bendis, Walter Simonson, Louise Simonson, Diana Schutz Animation Guests: Sean Schemmel & Christopher Sabat (Dragonball Z) TV/Movie Guests: Teryl Rothery, Don S Davis, Peter Williams (actor) (Stargate SG-1) Virginia Hey (Farscape), Colin Baker, Katy Manning (Doctor Who), Ted Raimi, Kevin Smith (Xena: Warrior Princess) Invitational event: Buffy The Vampire Slayer – Aotea Centre, Auckland James Marsters (Spike) Emma Caulfield (Anya Jenkins) Brian Thompson (Luke and The Judge) 15–16 September – Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington Comic Guests: Roy Thomas Animation Guests: Sean Schemmel (Dragonball Z) TV/Movie Guests: Wayne Pygram (Farscape), Marjean Holden (Crusade (TV series)) Musical Guests: Che Fu 2002 12–14 April – Aotea Centre, Auckland Comic Guests: Mark Millar, Frank Quitely, David W. Mack Animation Guests: Veronica Taylor (Pokémon), Stephanie Nadolny (Dragonball Z) TV and Movie Guests: Claudia Black Wayne Pygram, Jonathan Hardy, Lani Tupu (Farscape), J. G. Hertzler, Robert O'Reilly, Tim Russ (Star Trek), Jason Carter (Babylon 5), Yvonne Craig (Batgirl), Peter Mayhew (Star Wars), Robert Leeshock (Earth: Final Conflict), Marjean Holden Steven Grives (Beastmaster). Musical Guests: Che Fu 23–24 November – Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington Comic Guests: Bradley Kahl and Christian Gossett (Team Red Star) Animation Guests: Mariah Martin (Amazing Nurse Nanako), Kyle Hebert (Dragonball Z) TV and Movie Guests: Sandi Finlay (Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones), Amanda Tapping, Teryl Rothery, Don S. Davis (Stargate SG-1) Musical Guest: Salmonella Dub 2003 12–14 April – Aotea Centre, Auckland Comic Guests: John Cassaday, Mark Bagley, Christian Gossett Animation Guests: Sean Schemmel (Dragonball Z), Debi Derryberry (Jimmy Neutron) TV and Movie Guests: Mira Furlan (Babylon 5), Gil Gerard, Erin Gray (Buck Rogers in the 25th Century), Brent Stait (Andromeda), Anthony Simcoe (Farscape), Tony Amendola (Stargate SG1), Kenny Baker (Star Wars), Robert Picardo (Star Trek: Voyager) 20–22 September – Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington Comic Guests: Mark Bagley, Christian Gossett Animation Guests: Kazuko Tadano, Hiromi Matushita, Christopher Sabat (Dragonball Z), Veronica Taylor (Pokémon), Darren Dunstan (Yu-Gi-Oh!), Jonathan Ross (Yu-Gi-Oh) TV and Movie Guests: Peter Mayhew (Star Wars), David Prowse (Star Wars), Garrett Wang