Episode 2: Attack of the Clones premiered in New Zealand as a charity event on Wednesday 15th May 2002, then opened to general audiences…
Category: NZ Collectibles
Because of its isolated location, New Zealand has traditionally not seen much in the way of locally exclusive toys or collectibles. This has appeared to change somewhat over time with the globalisation of merchandising (i.e., we are exposed to licensed items from large, international corporations like Pepsi and KFC), but the costs involved in niche licensing still limit our truly exclusive pickings compared to larger countries, in particular the USA.
Having said that we do in fact have quite an interesting history of unique product harking right back to the very beginning…1977. Geographic isolation and modest population numbers have influenced the story of NZ Star Wars collectibles in other ways: some items and sets were produced in small numbers only, and have become quite sought after due to their rarity. This category chronicles such collectibles.
Episode 1: The Phantom Menace opened in New Zealand at 12:01am of Thursday 10th June 1999 (compared with the US, where it premiered…
From 1998 to 1999, in advance of the release of Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace, kiwis could score a preview Mace…
The sixth story in the New Zealand Woman’s Weekly Star Wars comic strip series (read more here) was entitled “Bring Me The Children”.…
This is the first in a series of articles on the Toltoys company and their NZ-specific Star Wars toys and games, with this…
Bing Harris Sargood Ltd was a New Zealand manufacturer of Star Wars merchandise, churning out products for a short time in the early…
Tip-Top is an iconic New Zealand ice-cream and ice-block manufacturer, established locally in 1936 (now a Fonterra company). During the years of the Star Wars Original…
In 1999, Bluebird chips released 2 sets of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace collectible cards: a gold-bordered series with glow-in-the-dark images on the…
Star Wars seems to find its way into many aspects of our lives. Starting in 1999, Telecom New Zealand went beyond the obvious…
It’s one of the biggest Star Wars playsets ever. It’s arguably the most sought-after Star Wars playset ever. It’s not the most accurate…