Midday Report for Tuesday 18 February 2014

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

12:26 PM.History was made at the Basin Reserve this morning with Brendon McCullum becoming the first New Zealander to score a triple century in a Test. Audio

12:17 PM.Contact Energy lifts first-half profit 27 percent. Fisher & Paykell Healthcare raises its earnings expectations and the share market is little changed. Audio

12:00 PM.The Black Caps captain, Brendon McCullum, makes cricket history by scoring a triple century and some National Party MPs claim they were subject to politically biased interviews at TVNZ. Audio