Midday Report for Monday 14 November 2011

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

12:26 PM.The Australian rugby league team survived an early scare from a spirited Wales before outclassing the Red Dragons 56-14 in their Four Nations clash in Wrexham. Audio

12:17 PM.Retail spending rises sharply in the September quarter. Borrowing costs ease as Italy and Greece's leadership changes. The sharemarket rises. Audio

12:00 PM.The National Party refuses to guarantee the future of Whanau Ora. Phase Three of the Royal Commission on the Pike River coal mining disaster has begun in Greymouth. Audio