Midday Report for Monday 17 October 2011

12:35 PM.News from the rural and farming sectors. Audio

12:26 PM.The English racing driver Dan Wheldon has been killed in a horror multi-car crash that also ended Will Power's hopes of winning the IndyCar championship in the Las Vegas season finale. Audio

12:17 PM.New Zealand's largest software company buys assets from Microsoft. Europe's told to get on top of its debt crisis and the sharemarket rises. Audio

12:00 PM.Salvage crews try to speed up efforts to remove oil from the Rena and the Auckland council starts planning for the final Rugby World Cup weekend. Audio