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Disney Month! Win 1 of 10 $50 Mighty Ape Vouchers!

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This month we are celebrating everything Disney! We have heaps of new releases and up to 40% off hundreds of Star Wars, Marvel, Disney, & Pixar products in our Disney Month Sale!

PLUS purchase any Disney Product (includes Disney, Star Wars, Marvel & Pixar) and be into WIN 1 of 10 $50 Mighty Ape gift vouchers! And follow our Mighty Ape Toys Facebook page HERE for even more Disney Month giveaways!

Terms & Conditions:

  • Mighty Ape voucher prizes are available to New Zealand customers only.
  • An item purchased from a Disney brand (Disney, Marvel, Star Wars & Pixar) will gain an individual entry into the prize pool to win 1 of 10 $50 Mighty Ape vouchers
  • Winners are drawn at random
  • The winners will be drawn early November and contacted via email.
  • Each winner will be given 2 weeks to claim the prize and after such time with no contact to Mighty Ape, Mighty Ape will redraw a new winner to claim the voucher.

Win Dad a Legend Book Pack

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Do you have a Dad, Step-Dad, Pop, Grandad or fatherly figure who is a legend? We're celebrating Father's Day with a book pack worth $300 to give away to a legend in your family.

To enter the draw, find your favourite book from our Father's Day Book Collection then swing by our Facebook post and tell us which book is your pick this year.

I might be biased but I think a good book is the best gift you can receive and we've got a book for every interest. Sports, music biographies, great Fiction reads and even books for Dad and the kids to enjoy together are just some fo the great reads we have in stock right now. Check out the full range.

Pack includes:

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2019 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults

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EDIT: Congratulations to our Winner Joanne Haldane! An email should be with you soon to confirm delivery details :)

The finalists of the 2019 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults have been announced.

The awards celebrate the best books for young readers and are judged in six main categories; Picture Book, Junior Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, Non-Fiction, Illustration, and Te Reo Māori. The winners of those categories will all compete to be named the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year. The judges will also present a Best First Book award to a previously unpublished author or illustrator from a shortlist of five titles.

To celebrate the finalists in the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults we’re giving away a bumper prize pack containing all the finalist titles to one lucky winner. That’s 29 brand spanking new books to add to your shelf!

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Today Only! Win a $200 Mighty Ape Voucher

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Mother's Day is a time to celebrate all motherly figures so we've joined with our friends at Penguin Random House to giveaway a $200 voucher to one lucky Mighty Ape fan.

Purchase any one of these books and automatically enter the draw to win a $200 voucher today.
Bake up a storm with The Baker's Companion this weekend or relax with the new Romance novel, The Mister by E.L James.

Promotion available for 1 day only, be in quick for your chance to win a sweet $200 voucher to spend on books.

Winner will be notified by email on the 8th of May, 2019.

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Win With Our Top Mother's Day Picks 2019

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Mother's Day is approaching and to help with your gift giving this year, we have put together a list of our top 10 Mother's Day picks. Not only that, we're also giving you the chance to win the lot for your Mum. Simply comment below and tell us which product you think your Mum (or mother figure) would like the best and why to go into the draw to WIN ALL of our top 10 gifts for them. The total value of the prize pack is over $900!

Also subscribe to our newsletters to score an additional entry into the draw. The lucky winner will be drawn and contacted on Thursday, 09/05/19.

Winner: Ann Norman

Check out our 2019 Mother's Day Gift Guide for more gift ideas!

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Win with Mighty Ape's Easter Lunch

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Easter is just around the corner! And whilst many think of chocolate and sweets, for a lot of people this holiday reminds them of family coming together and enjoying a special meal. To help with your Easter lunch planning, we have put together a delicious Easter Menu featuring 4 great recipes for you to enjoy.

As a bonus, head over to our Facebook post , let us know which of these recipes you'd like to try and you could go in the draw to WIN one of two prize packs including 1 x The Great New Zealand Baking Book and 1 x The Baker's Companion

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Win WETA Collectibles!

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EDIT
Congratulations to our winners!
1 x Now discontinued Gandalf the Grey 1:6 scale figure
Emily Holden

1 x LOTR The One Ring – Gold plated Tungsten with Elvish Runes valued at $140
Sandra Shewan

9 x Thorin's Map – Parchment Art Print valued at $50
Dave Smith
Nicholas Ringwood
David Collins
Doug Beisly
Robert Picot
Mark Ashburner
Gary Fowkes
Raewyn Mason
Geraint Williams

9 x Key to Erebor Replica valued at $45
JoyAmmi Patel
Scott Tyson
Joanne Taylor
Alice Priday
Liam Mackie
Ken McGregor
Robert Barrett
Tim Saunders
Jaintika Narsai

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Donovan Bixley: Books for Kiwi Kids

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Donovan Bixley is one of my favourite authors, he writes the kind of books you turn to when you've had a rough day, when you're tired, feeling a bit unhinged and need to find a cow on a bus. Wait, what?

If you're a parent you will understand that there is always that one book. It must be read daily, multiple times is best and especially when you need to turn a frown upside down. Or sometimes, the thought might cross your mind to take that book and hide it for all eternity. In my house, that book is Donovan Bixley's A Day at the Zoo, a bold and bright board book for toddlers.

My son picked out this book himself and spent hours looking at the pictures when he was very small, now he confidently flicks through the pages telling me about the animals and colours in both English and Te Reo. I'm so grateful that we have New Zealand authors writing books that Kiwi kids love. Sadly, “A Day at the Zoo” has gone missing, which I'd like to quickly point out that I have nothing to do with its disappearance, storytime with Flamingo's and Hippos is on hold for now. While we continue to look for the lost Zoo book the new favourite is another Bixley gem, The Wheels on the Bus, filled with lots of Kiwiana treasures to find.

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Annabel Langbein: Food Hero

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At Mighty Ape we love food, not only do we stock the best cookbooks in the land we have a whole category dedicated to eating.

This is why we love Annabel Langbein. As one of New Zealand's most recognisable bakers Annabel has built up a long list of food lovers all over New Zealand and in Australia, including some of our staff who enjoy sharing recipes and homemade goodies from her cookbooks.

Perhaps one of our favourite treats (aside from Bananas of course) is cake, which makes an appearance at almost every staff gathering. Sometimes, we even try to find excuses to share a slice.

It's somebody's bir­thday? Cake.
A new baby monkey is welcomed into the world? Cake.
New Game of Thrones trailer releases? Cake.

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