Midday Report for Thursday 23 May 2013

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

12:26 PM.The New Zealand cricket captain Brendan McCullum will start behind the stumps in a Test for the first time in three years for the second Test against England this weekend. Audio

12:17 PM.Rakon's shares tumble as it plunges deeper into the red. Fisher and Paykel Healthcare posts a record profit and the sharemarket is flat. Audio

12:00 PM.Police are likely to learn from their mistakes when the Urewera compensation claims start rolling in and hope the Education Minister may still change her mind over Christchurch school mergers. Audio