Midday Report for Wednesday 30 October 2013

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

12:26 PM.Twenty two players have gained their first full Super rugby contracts across New Zealand's five Super rugby franchises for next year's competition. Audio

12:17 PM.The former Waste Management business is up for sale again. The national electricity grid operator's September quarter profit slips and the sharemarket is little changed. Audio

12:00 PM.A man charged with sexually assaulting a young girl on a school holiday programme faces further charges and a senior surgeon says public hospitals are not keeping pace with demand for surgery. Audio