FurcoNZ Camp 2027 | New Zealand Furry Camping Convention (FZ Camp)

FurcoNZ Camp is a New Zealand furry camping convention held at Forest Lakes in Ōtaki. The FurcoNZ organisation also runs a separate Hotel programme in Auckland, but this page keeps the Camp dates, venue, and history together so the two formats are not mistaken for one edition.

2027: Starshot Showdown

FurcoNZ Camp returns to Forest Lakes from May 14-17, 2027, with the theme Starshot Showdown. The official announcement describes this as the first FurcoNZ event run by the new NZAEA team and says the event is 18+. Registration is expected later in 2026, but the official sources reviewed for this page do not publish a ticket price yet.

Why Attend?

FurcoNZ Camp uses an overnight school-camp format rather than a city hotel ballroom. That makes the venue part of the convention experience: attendees share a rural setting, spend more time together between programmed activities, and can plan around the Forest Lakes accommodation model. The official FurcoNZ report for the separate 2024 Hotel edition describes panels, a busy dealers' den, evening dances, a fursuit parade, and a VRChat bridge, which gives a useful picture of the wider organisation's programming without pretending that every item is guaranteed for the 2027 Camp schedule. The Camp page is the better fit for attendees who want a residential outdoor weekend and are comfortable with an 18+ event whose current registration details are still forthcoming.

What Are the Highlights of FurcoNZ Camp?

• Residential camp format: The Forest Lakes setting gives the Camp programme an overnight, shared-retreat feel rather than a conventional hotel layout.
• Panels and social programming: FurcoNZ's official historical report documents panels, social spaces, and a full weekend schedule across its event programme.
• Dances: The 2024 FurcoNZ report describes evening dances with local and overseas talent, although the 2027 schedule is not published yet.
• Fursuit activities: The organisation's historical report includes a fursuit parade and counted 109 fursuits at the 2024 Hotel edition.
• Dealers and creators: The FurcoNZ Hotel report describes a busy dealers' den with merchandise, art, props, fursuits, and accessories.
• Online bridge: The 2024 report says dances were streamed and connected with the FurcoNZ VRChat world, a useful clue to the group's hybrid-friendly history.

How Do I Get to FurcoNZ Camp?

Forest Lakes is the confirmed 2027 site at 156 Forest Lakes Road R.D.3, Ōtaki, 5583, New Zealand. Ōtaki is on the Kāpiti Coast north of Wellington, so travellers should confirm the current route, arrival windows, and any organiser transport before booking flights or accommodation. The official 2025 Camp registration information described on-site accommodation and a residential format, while the historical Hotel listing separately mentioned airport bus access for Auckland. That Hotel transport detail does not apply to the Ōtaki Camp venue. Because the 2027 registration pack is not open yet, this page does not invent a shuttle, parking arrangement, or public-transit timetable. Check the official event listing and FurcoNZ announcement channel when registration opens for the final arrival instructions.

Where Should I Stay for FurcoNZ Camp?

Forest Lakes is the Camp venue and the 2025 Camp registration information described accommodation as part of the residential event format. The 2027 listing has confirmed the venue but has not yet published its room, cabin, camping, meal, or pricing details. Treat the 2025 registration material as historical planning context rather than a promise about the 2027 package. If you need off-site accommodation, compare options around Ōtaki and the wider Kāpiti Coast only after checking the organiser's arrival guidance, because the distance between town lodging and the campground can materially change your transport plan. The separate FurcoNZ Hotel uses a different Auckland venue and should not be used as a lodging fallback for Camp without checking the map and the current event instructions.

Plan Your Trip

Attending FurcoNZ Camp? Our first convention survival guide covers the basics for a first residential convention, while the convention budgeting guide can help you separate registration, travel, accommodation, and food costs once the 2027 package is released.

For another outdoor convention format, see Furcamp. For a related Oceania convention, see FurDU.