| Tournament Name | New Zealand Rapidplay 2026 |
| City | Invercargill |
| Federation | NZL |
| Date Begin | 11/01/2026 |
| Date End | 12/01/2026 |
| Arbiter(s) | IA Craig Hall |
| Play System | swiss FIDE Dutch (JaVaFo) |
| Rounds | 9 |
| Score game | 0-0.5-1 |
| Tie break | BH BH/C1 |
| Registered Players | 70 |
| Number of Federations | 8 |
| Average Rating (all) | 1574 |
| Average Rating (only FIDE rated) | 1783 |
| Players from HOST Federation | 63 |
| Players NOT from HOST Federation | 7 |
| FIDE rated players | 46 |
| unrated players | 24 |
| unrated players from HOST Federation | 23 |
| unrated players NOT from HOST Federation | 1 |
| FIDE Titled players |
Total11 Host8 other3 GM2 IM2 FM3 CM4 WGM0 WIM0 WFM0 WCM0 |