Education Minister Anne Tolley has got herself in such a muddle trying to defend her national standards that she has misrepresented the Schools Trustees Association in Parliament, says Labour Education spokesperson Trevor Mallard.

Wellington, Aug 24 NZPA - Controversial lawyer Rob Moodie was back in court today claiming the right to sue a former employee, fellow lawyer Elizabeth Strachan, for defamation and seeking up to $1.1 million.

I am really not the greatest Tim Burton fan. In fact with the exception of Sweeney Todd and a couple of other lesser known productions, I find his movies downright creepy.

NZ short film Poppy has been awarded the Computer Animation Festival's Jury Prize ahead of the SIGGRAPH 2010 International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, which is being held in Los Angeles on the 25th - 29th July.

Wellington, May 17 NZPA - Quirky lawyer Rob Moodie pushed an employee into investing in his firm and sought to ruin her career when the relationship went sour, a court was told today.

Wellington, May 6 NZPA - Entertainment listings from NZPA. (Previous standings shown in brackets)

FILMS

Top 10 films for the week ended April 28, supplied by the Motion Picture Distributors' Association.

1 (1) Boy

2 (-) Dear John

Top 10 films for the week ended April 21, supplied by the Motion Picture Distributors' Association.

1 (1) Boy

2 (2) How to Train Your Dragon

3 (3) Clash of the Titans

4 (4) Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

5 (5) Date Night

Wellington, April 22 NZPA - Entertainment listings from NZPA. (Previous standings shown in brackets)

FILMS

Top 10 films for the week ended April 14, supplied by the Motion Picture Distributors' Association.

1 (1) Boy

2 (3) How to Train Your Dragon

Wellington, April 14 NZPA - Entertainment listings from NZPA. (Previous standings shown in brackets)

FILMS

Top 10 films for the week ended April 7, supplied by the Motion Picture Distributors' Association.

1 (1) Boy

2 (-) Clash of the Titans

 Entertainment listings from NZPA. (Previous standings shown in brackets)

Top 10 films for the week ended March 31, supplied by the Motion Picture Distributors' Association.

1 (-) Boy

2 (1) Alice in Wonderland

3 (-) How to Train Your Dragon