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SWNZ News Digest – 15 March 2018

by MattG On March 15, 2018 0 Comment

Welcome to the SWNZ News Digest, where we keep you up to date with all the..

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Celebration Orlando News Digest – 18 April 2017

by MattG On April 18, 2017 0 Comment

Star Wars Celebration Orlando is now over. Welcome therefore to the last special edition of the SWNZ..

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Celebration Orlando News Digest – 14 April 2017

by MattG On April 14, 2017 0 Comment

Welcome to a special edition of the SWNZ News Digest, with a round-up of the Star..

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Lotsa Star Wars in Empire Magazine

by MattG On January 14, 2017 0 Comment

The issue of Empire magazine currently on NZ supermarket and booksellers’ shelves (December 2016 issue)..

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SWNZ News Digest – 15 Nov 2016

by MattG On November 15, 2016 0 Comment

Welcome to this week’s News Digest, collating interesting Star Wars news headlines and links through to sources..

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Collecting Star Wars Autographs

by MattG On October 14, 2016 0 Comment

I collected my first ever autograph from a Star Wars celebrity when Jeremy Bulloch attended..

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The Early George Lucas + Disney Relationship (1955-1987)

by MattG On June 15, 2016 0 Comment

In October of 2012, Disney formally announced its acquisition of Lucasfilm from George Lucas for..

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Countdown to Celebration Anaheim

by Anaria Zar-Rel On April 17, 2014 0 Comment

There are now less than 365 days until the next Star Wars Celebration convention in..

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George Lucas in New Zealand

by MattG On July 21, 2005 0 Comment

Interesting tidbit on Stuff.co.nz – George Lucas is currently (as of yesterday) holidaying in Queenstown,..

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Celebration 3 Diary, Day 3

by MattG On April 24, 2005 0 Comment

Today seemed to be mainly about meeting Star Wars celebrities. New Zealanders Daniel Logan and..

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Who else got to the Ashley Eckstein Clone Wars pan

Who else got to the Ashley Eckstein Clone Wars panel at Auckland Armageddon over the weekend? We thought the virtual panels were a great way to get a whole lot of celebrities across multiple fandoms.

Ahsoka re-united with Rex at Auckland Armageddon E

Ahsoka re-united with Rex at Auckland Armageddon Expo earlier today.

Could this be one of my favourite Star Wars finds

Could this be one of my favourite Star Wars finds at the Auckland Armageddon Expo this weekend? Baby Yoda breakfast cereal! Discovered at the Candy Rush booth.

Sad that Auckland Armageddon 2020 is over, but we

Sad that Auckland Armageddon 2020 is over, but we had a great weekend. Congratulations on the 25th anniversary Armageddon! We look forward to the next series of events in 2021!

Star Wars costumers of all ages are out in force a

Star Wars costumers of all ages are out in force at this year's Auckland Armageddon Expo. Just one more day to go! We'll have more photo galleries up on the SWNZ website over the next few days. If you came along in costume, see if you can spot yourself amongst our pics.

Sadly, Ian McDiarmid's virtual panel at the Armage

Sadly, Ian McDiarmid's virtual panel at the Armageddon Expo was cancelled today :( Tomorrow at midday Ashley Eckstein (Ahsoka Tano) will have a virtual panel on Stage Three. In the meantime, there have been plenty of fans turning up in costume, representing characters from across the movies, expanded universe, and other media.

Armageddon Expo doors open in about 90 minutes. Co

Armageddon Expo doors open in about 90 minutes. Come on in to the ASB Showgrounds in Greenlane. Today features a virtual panel with Ian McDiarmid, Emperor Palpatine, at 10am on the main stage!

Love the idea of having the Auckland Brick Show ta

Love the idea of having the Auckland Brick Show take place at the ASB Showgrounds in conjunction with Auckland Armageddon. Come and check them both out, through to Monday.