We earlier reported that the 5-character Attack of the Clones wave of The Vintage Collection 3.75″ action figures had started showing up at branches of The Warehouse. Distribution there has been patchy and slow, but this same wave has now been spotted at branches of Whitcoulls (e.g., confirmed at Albany, Auckland). Pricing for TVC figures at Whitcoulls is $32.99.

Included in the wave are VC414 Battle Droid Commander and VC415 Super Battle Droid, which appear to be single-packed per case, and heroes in the wave (VC416 Anakin Skywalker, VC417 Obi-Wan Kenobi, and VC418 Padmé Amidala) each of which are double-packed per case.

Competition time! We’ve got a couple of double tickets to give away to the Armageddon Live musical event on Saturday 24th October at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Parnell, Auckland (over Labour weekend, during and in association with the Auckland Armageddon Expo event).

Join us for a night of a full symphony orchestra playing the biggest soundtracks in film, television and gaming, including Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, Studio Ghibli, Interstellar and Marvel.

We’re keeping it simple to enter – just comment here on our Facebook page, tagging the person you would like to share a double ticket with. Competition runs until midnight this Friday (October 16th), with winners announced and contacted on Saturday October 17th.

Great news – the LEGO Star Wars Exhibition currently running at the Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre has been confirmed to run through to February 2027.

This gives everyone a whole lot more time to plan trips to this epic event! Full details, including ticket links, via the official exhibition social media: https://www.facebook.com/legostarwarstheexhibition

The LEGO Star Wars: The Exhibition, created by LEGO® Certified Professional Ryan “Brickman” McNaught and his team of master builders, debuted at the Melbourne Museum in Australia, where it closed back in January 2026. A huge success over the Tasman, we were hoping that it might make its way to New Zealand following on from the Jurassic World by Brickman exhibition at the same Wellington venue in 2023. More details are expected to follow on the Tākina Exhibition Centre website shortly, alongside the website for the exhibition itself, at LEGOStarWarsTheExhibition.com.

The LEGO Star Wars exhibition is described as utilising 8 million LEGO bricks across 60 large-scale models and 10 themed zones. Featuring life-sized builds and interactive displays, this premiere event took 25,000 hours to construct, and covers Star Wars characters and scenes from across the entire history of movies and streaming media.

Images from LEGOStarWarsTheExhibition.com.

A new range of giant 54cm action figures have shown up at KMart in New Zealand. This range of three characters has minimal branding other than Disney and Star Wars logos, and KMart contact details on the underside of the packaging. Nevertheless, at over half a metre tall, they are an imposing addition to a Star Wars display. They have minimal articulation, but come with removable weapons.

• Disney Star Wars Stormtrooper Figure, $39.00
• Disney Star Wars Darth Vader Figure, $39.00
• Disney Star Wars The Mandalorian & Grogu Figure, $39.00

It’s been a while since we’ve seen many new Hot Wheels Star Wars car releases in New Zealand, but KMart has just listed a new Mando & Grogu vehicle 2-pack. The Star Wars “Superstar Speeders” set includes The Mandalorian in the “RocketFire” car, and Grogu in the “Ollie Rocket”.

The Hot Wheels Superstar Speeders line replaces the previous Hot Wheels RacerVerse line of franchise-themed character cars.

• 2 Pack Hot Wheels Star Wars Superstar Speeders Playset, $29.00

The 5-character Attack of the Clones wave of The Vintage Collection 3.75″ action figures has started showing up at branches of The Warehouse, priced at approximately $32. They are not listed on their website. Confirmed at Sylvia Park, Auckland, but check your local branch – these may be appearing in small number of cases per branch, based on evidence so far, and it looks like VC414 Battle Droid Commander and VC415 Super Battle Droid may be the ones single-packed per case. The human heroes in the wave include VC416 Anakin Skywalker, VC417 Obi-Wan Kenobi, and VC418 Padmé Amidala.

This is a great wave to grab if you are waiting on your HasLab The Vintage Collection LAAT/i Gunship to arrive!

A new Star Wars Festive/Christmas item has shown up at Woolworths supermarkets – get the Millennium Falcon cookie set for $16.50 now. The range from Australian company Park Avenue also has a Disney Mickey and Friends gingerbread-style house for the same price. Both sets contain all components, do not require baking, and include cut-out character “scene setters”.

• Star Wars Space Ship Cookie DIY Kit 420g, $16.50

Armageddon Live!, presented in association with Armageddon Expo, brings a full orchestra to Holy Trinity Cathedral on Saturday 24 October for a night of the biggest soundtracks in film, television and gaming, including Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, Studio Ghibli, Interstellar and Marvel.

Orchestra Auckland, conducted by John Mietus, performs inside the Cathedral with its own pipe organ joining the orchestra on the night.

The evening is hosted by New Zealand actor Bruce Hopkins, known for his role in The Lord of the Rings. Standard tickets are currently 50% off with code MARVEL.

Tickets and details at https://www.armageddonlive.co.nz/

A new Star Wars men’s t-shirt is now available at branches of The Warehouse. A simple, classic design features an Original Trilogy stormtrooper helmet with the Star Wars logo below in yellow. Listed in sizes small to 3XL.

Great for Father’s Day!

• Star Wars Men’s Tee, $20.00

Following on from the local releases of wave 1 and wave 2 of standard TBS 6″ figures from The Mandalorian and Grogu, the live-action version of Zeb in his blue New Republic flight suit has landed locally. It is in stock and ready to ship now from Mighty Ape.

• Star Wars: Black Series, Garazeb (Zeb) – Deluxe 6″ Figure, $62.99 (PriMate), $64.99 (Standard pricing)