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Sun, 17 Oct 2021

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Armageddon Expo Virtual Guest – Ian McDiarmid

by MattG On August 18, 2020 0 Comment

Ian “Emperor Palpatine” McDiarmid will be appearing at a virtual guest at the Auckland Armageddon..

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Rebels Season 4 part 2 Trailer

by MattG On January 20, 2018 0 Comment

The conclusion of the Star Wars: Rebels animated series will be with us in February…

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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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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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Twenty years ago today Episode I: The Phantom Mena

Twenty years ago today Episode I: The Phantom Menace became the first Star Wars film to be released on DVD. Do you still have your copy?

Gerald Home (1950-2021) as seen in 1982 after film

Gerald Home (1950-2021) as seen in 1982 after filming "Return of the Jedi". https://swnz.co.nz/2021/10/08/rest-in-peace-gerald-home/

We were deeply saddened to hear of the passing of

We were deeply saddened to hear of the passing of actor Gerald Home on the 6th October (Thursday NZT), who played Tessek/Squid Head and a Rebel Mon Calamari officer in Return of the Jedi. Gerald was an active and enthusiastic participant in the fan and convention community, a long-time supporter of SWNZ going back to the first interviews he did for SWNZ in 2004 on the topic of his Star Wars roles, and a personal friend.

New Star Wars cotton quilting fabrics at Spotlight

New Star Wars cotton quilting fabrics at Spotlight include a couple of holiday season designs.

It's #StarWarsReads month! What Star Wars titles a

It's #StarWarsReads month! What Star Wars titles are on your reading list for this month?

The Book of Boba Fett series, starring Temuera Mor

The Book of Boba Fett series, starring Temuera Morrison @tem_morrison , has been confirmed to premiere on Disney+ on December 29th. Very much looking forward to this!

Random Star Wars find at the supermarket - Countdo

Random Star Wars find at the supermarket - Countdown has Star Wars Calippo by Streets. The 6-pack contains lightside blueberry and darkside watermelon flavours.

New video up - we take a look at the Return of the

New video up - we take a look at the Return of the Jedi sticker set that came in Kellogg's cornflakes packs in New Zealand in 1984. Link in bio.