Midday Report for Tuesday 23 July 2013

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

12:26 PM.The Taranaki and former Hurricanes coach Colin Cooper has been appointed the new Head Coach of the Maori All Blacks for their tour of North America in November. Audio

12:17 PM.Shares in milk company Synlait stage a strong trading debut. The Warehouse starts paying career wages and the sharemarket rises. Audio

12:00 PM.Wellington puts on a 21 gun salute to celebrate the birth of a royal baby boy and the Earthquake Commission is reassuring the public it can cope with the cost of the Wellington quakes. Audio