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Tue, 24 May 2022

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Faces of the Empire NZ Mint Coins – Scout Trooper

by MattG On November 17, 2021 0 Comment

The fourth release in New Zealand Mint’s Faces of the Empire silver coin collection has..

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More Carbonized TBS6 at The Warehouse

by MattG On October 03, 2021 0 Comment

Following on from our post yesterday about the availability of the TBS6 Carbonized Paz Vizsla..

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Mighty Ape LEGO Month Kicks Off With Star Wars Week

by MattG On May 04, 2021 0 Comment

New Star Wars Imperial LEGO sets are in stock for May the Fourth at Mighty..

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Imperial LEGO Buildable Figures

by MattG On November 28, 2018 0 Comment

CatchOfTheDay.co.nz is a clearance retailer that frequently has Star Wars products amongst their range. Current..

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Toys on a Shirt

by MattG On March 07, 2017 0 Comment

Vintage Star Wars action figure fans might be interested to check out a new SWNZ..

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Legacy Collection Build-a-Droid Figures at Kool Collectibles

by MattG On August 03, 2015 0 Comment

SWNZ affiliate Kool Collectibles is an Australian-based toy and collectible store that serves all of..

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Making 2007 A Star Wars Christmas

by MattG On December 25, 2007 0 Comment

Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and may the Force be with you for the New Year!..

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Sad to hear of the passing of Colin Cantwell. Coli

Sad to hear of the passing of Colin Cantwell. Colin worked very early with George Lucas in the development of Star Wars, designing and building prototypes of many iconic spaceships including Star Destroyers, X-Wings, Y-Wings, and the Death Star. Rest in Peace.

Did you know... Auckland-born Jay Laga'aia was a m

Did you know... Auckland-born Jay Laga'aia was a main-stage host at Celebration III in Indianapolis, in 2005. Amongst other activities that he was responsible for or involved in (interviewing George Lucas, signing with Temuera Morrison!) he wore his screen-used Episode II: Attack of the Clones Captain Typho costume for group photos with the 501st Legion costuming group.

The May/June 2022 issue of the New Zealand M2 Maga

The May/June 2022 issue of the New Zealand M2 Magazine, on shelves at booksellers and supermarkets right now, has an interview with Ewan McGregor that spans his film career but focusses on his upcoming Star Wars content (less than a week until Obi-Wan Kenobi hits Disney+!)

Flashback to 2005 - who remembers the Star Wars Ep

Flashback to 2005 - who remembers the Star Wars Episode III promotion at Burger King?

At SWNZ we're continually working to document and

At SWNZ we're continually working to document and archive all Star Wars collectibles unique to NZ, going back to 1977. Of this set of 6 Twinkies NZ badges (that match the freebie stickers), we have 3 so far. If you have any of the remainder (Leia, 3PO, Vader), we're keen to discuss... drop us a DM.

The Black Series The Client 6" figure is in the co

The Black Series The Client 6" figure is in the country, along with the rest of his wave. Get him from a Farmers store while they have 20% off all toys.

The latest wave of Retro Collection figures, featu

The latest wave of Retro Collection figures, featuring 6 all-new character sculpts, is in the country and shipping from retailers including Mighty Ape. It's a very fun set to go with the previous waves!

Looks like the LEGO Lars Family Homestead Kitchen

Looks like the LEGO Lars Family Homestead Kitchen gift-with-purchase disappeared pretty quickly from the local LEGO website. Any other LEGO fans manage to get one? ...what sets did you buy to secure it?