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Wed, 27 Oct 2021

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Star Wars Celebration Chicago 2019, Day 2

by MattG On April 13, 2019 0 Comment

The second day of Star Wars Celebration Chicago started with a big reveal – the..

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Director Series Pop! Vinyl Figure – JJ Abrams

by MattG On April 01, 2019 0 Comment

Coming out very soon in Funko’s Pop! Vinyl Director series, and available for preorder now,..

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SWNZ News Digest – 16 February 2018

by MattG On February 16, 2018 0 Comment

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

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SWNZ News Digest – 24 Sep 2017

by MattG On September 24, 2017 0 Comment

Welcome to the SWNZ News Digest, where we keep you up to date by taking a..

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Episode VII Discussion

by MattG On July 23, 2014 0 Comment

The official reveal of the Episode VII Starfighter (and pilot) yesterday was a pleasant surprise…

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A Long Time Ago… When Less Was More

by Archon Revuge On June 06, 2014 0 Comment

Until a couple of weeks ago hard facts about Episode VII had been thin on..

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The Many Reasons to Have Hope in Episode VII

by Archon Revuge On May 24, 2014 0 Comment

Last week Bad Robot Productions tweeted this photo of a clapperboard bearing the name “Star..

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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.