Farmers have added the phone app controlled “smart” R2-D2 to their inventory. It is available in stores for $209.99, and you can check…
Tag: R2-D2
The Listener magazine, a mainstay of the periodicals shelves of NZ bookstores and corner diaries since 1939, has had issues featuring the early Star Wars…
Spotlight stores have been stocking Star Wars fabric for a couple of years now, and they have slowly been adding in new designs.…
It was with sadness today that I read of Kenny Baker’s passing. Despite ongoing health problems, Kenny had recently appeared at the Celebration…
New Zealand Mint has sent out information regarding the latest additions to their Star Wars coin range. As mentioned in our previous coverage…
For a while there, it was getting harder to find the equipment to play these on, but with vinyl records enjoying a resurgence in…
Before the DVD box sets, before the Special Editions, it was a bit more of a big deal when the Star Wars movies…
The third story in the New Zealand Woman’s Weekly Star Wars comic strip series (read more here) was “Tatooine Sojourn”. It was one…
Astromech fans delight – Countdown supermarkets are currently carrying a full-size (800g), uber-detailed R2-D2 “celebration” cake. Confirmed in Glenfield, but hopefully showing up…
Episode 7 villain Kylo Ren isn’t the first Star Wars character to use that surname (either as an honorific title or not). Long…