Midday Report for Tuesday 10 December 2013

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

12:26 PM.The Taranaki Rugby Union is to transfer to the Chiefs Super Rugby region. Audio

12:17 PM.The Reserve Bank exempts new housing loans from its lending rules. Australian car manufacturers call for more subsidies and the share market is flat. Audio

12:00 PM.Tens of thousands will gather in Soweto tonight for a memorial to Nelson Mandela and the building and construction minister says he's prepared to name and shame the owners of fourteen risky buildings.