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Sydney, March 19 NZPA - New Zealand Breakers guard Kirk Penney has been named in the Australian National Basketball League's All-NBL first team for a third time.

Wellington, Feb 26 NZPA - Internationals Kirk Penney and Dillon Boucher picked up the major honours at a bittersweet awards evening for the New Zealand Breakers basketball club in Auckland last night.

By Robert Lowe of NZPA

Auckland, Feb 15 NZPA - An unbroken six-match winning streak is a source of frustration and optimism as the New Zealand Breakers take stock after the premature end to their Australian National Basketball League campaign.

Wellington, Feb 14 NZPA - The New Zealand Breakers' late playoff bid came up painfully short despite clocking a sixth straight win to end their Australian National Basketball League campaign in Cairns last night.

Wellington, Feb 11 NZPA - An inspired effort from the three-point line saw the New Zealand Breakers take a big step towards the Australian National Basketball League playoffs with a 109-94 win against Gold Coast Blaze in Auckland tonight.

Wellington, Feb 11 NZPA - Fulltime score from the Australian National Basketball League match in Auckland today:

NZ Breakers 109 (Kirk Penney 26, CJ Bruton 14) Gold Coast Blaze 94 (Mika Vukona 24, Chris Goulding 19, Craig Bradshaw 15, James Harvey 14). Halftime: 53-50.

Wellington, Feb 11 NZPA - New Zealand Breakers lead Gold Coast Blaze 53-50 at halftime in their Australian National Basketball League match in Auckland tonight.

By Robert Lowe of NZPA

Auckland, Feb 10 NZPA - Point guard Paul Henare has few doubts the in-form New Zealand Breakers can fulfil their side of the bargain in their late bid to make the Australian National Basketball League (ANBL) playoffs.

Auckland, Feb 4 NZPA - The New Zealand Breakers kept alive their hopes of making the Australian National Basketball League (ANBL) playoffs with an emphatic 88-60 win over the Wollongong Hawks in Auckland tonight.

Auckland, Feb 4 NZPA - Result of an Australian National Basketball League in Auckland tonight:-

New Zealand Breakers 88 (Kirk Penney 23, CJ Bruton 19, Tony Ronaldson 10) Wollongong Hawks 60 (Tim Coenraad 12, Cameron Tragardh 12). Halftime: 42-34.

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