Extensive road closures and bus-route changes will be in place for the New Zealand premiere of The Lovely Bones at the Embassy Theatre this Monday 14 December.

WEEK 52: Saturday 26 December - Friday 01 January 2010

Auckland, Dec 9 NZPA - The New Zealand Breakers are targeting an improved rebounding performance in Auckland tomorrow night as they look to bounce back from a tough loss in the Australian National Basketball League.

Mark Albiston and Louis Sutherland's New Zealand short film THE SIX DOLLAR FIFTY MAN has been chosen to screen in competition at the acclaimed 26th Sundance Film Festival, held in and around Park City in Utah each January.

By Alastair Bull of NZPA

Auckland, Dec 5 NZPA - The All Whites will find themselves pitting their skills against players such as Salvador Cabanas and Marek Hamsik rather than Cristiano Ronaldo or Didier Drogba in next year's World Cup in South Africa.

Taika Waititi's latest feature film, BOY, has been selected in competition at the Sundance Film Festival, held in and around Park City, Utah each January and widely regarded as the premiere US showcase for American and international independent film.

Wellington, Nov 26 NZPA - Star shooting guard Kirk Penney underlined his return to the Australian National Basketball League with a dominant performance for the Breakers as they downed Cairns Taipans 94-77 in Auckland tonight.

Wellington, Nov 26 NZPA - Result of an Australian National Basketball League match at North Shore Events Centre in Auckland tonight:

Overnight, American actor Jon Voight, the father of actress Angelina Jolie, condemned New Zealand's health care system (amongst others) at an anti-universal health care protest in Washington DC.

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Wellington, Nov 21 NZPA - New Zealand Breakers ended their losing away streak by beating the Crocodiles 85-73 in the Australian National Basketball League in Townsville last night.