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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: Festivals in Auckland, Film festivals in New Zealand, LGBT events in New Zealand, Music festivals in New Zealand, Armageddon, New Zealand music festivals, Hamilton Underground Film Festival, Parachute Music Festival Compilation CDs, New Zealand National Science Fiction Convention, Vinegar Hill, New Zealand, Te Matatini, Grey Lynn, Handle the Jandal, Rhythm & Vines, Sweetwaters Music Festival, Raggamuffin Music Festival, G-TARanaki Guitar Festival, Big Mountain Short Film Festival, Homegrown Music Festival, The INDIAN, Sesqui 1990, Waikino music festival, New Zealand International Film Festivals, Kiwiburn, Whangamata Beach Hop, 48HOURS, New Zealand Human Rights Film Festival, KapCon, Erotica Expo, Out In The Square, Hero Parade, Wairoa M ori Film Festival, Strawberry Fields Music Festival, The Great Ngaruawahia Music Festival, Christmas in the Park, Reel Earth Environmental Film Festival, New Zealand International Science Festival, International Exhibition, Artsplash Festival, Pasifika Festival, Alpine Unity, Hokitika Wild Food Festival, Cuba Street Carnival, Hamilton Circle Jerk, Toots & Grooves, Out Takes: A Reel Queer Film Festival, Tarara Day. Excerpt: Armageddon is a commercial science fiction and comics convention held in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Melbourne Adelaide and Sydney. In recent years it has also showcased computer and video gaming, animation, and consumer electronics. The convention attracts celebrity guests from popular TV shows and computer games. Armageddon was first held in Auckland, New Zealand on the weekend of 2 December 1995 at the Avondale Raceway. In 1997 the convention first came to Wellington, a first Melbourne event was held in 1999, a first Christchurch event was held in 2007. The event is a mixture of gaming, wrestling, music, anime, sci-fi, fantasy, comics and stalls. Armaged...