Midday Report for Tuesday 24 July 2012

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

12:26 PM.The New Zealand cricket side for the first test against the West Indies in Antigua is taking shape with a couple of players unavailable because of injury. Audio

12:17 PM.Eurozone woes drag down the kiwi dollar. Moody's cuts Germany's prized credit rating and the sharemarket tumbles. Audio

12:00 PM.The Minister of Primary Industries refutes critisism of the country's biosecurity system and we remember beloved children's author Margaret Mahy. Audio