Midday Report for Friday 12 December 2014

12:45 PM.A Long serving farmer director on the Alliance meat co-operative's board has lost his seat in this year's elections. Audio

12:44 PM.The exporter New Zealand Wool Services International, reports that prices for good style wools auctioned at yesterday's North Island sale held their ground, while prices for poorer style wools eased. Audio

12:42 PM.Competitions and new school subjects are just some of the tactics the Government is using to attract high school students to the primary sector. Audio

12:40 PM.More and more jobs connected to the primary sector will be generated in cities and towns, not on the farm. Audio

12:38 PM.Revised export forecasts released this week, show that the primary sector has lost ground in reaching the Government's target of doubling primary export earnings by 2025. Audio

12:35 PM.The council representing Fonterra's farmer shareholders is backing the co-operative's new scheme to allow South Island farmers to supply milk for up to five years without having to buy shares. Audio

12:32 PM.Long Range Weather Forecast for 12 December 2014 Audio

12:28 PM.The Black Caps are hopeful they continue their recent trend of bouncing back in the second one day cricket match against Pakistan in Sharjah tonight. Audio

12:25 PM.For the latest from the markets we're joined by Don Lewthwaite at First NZ Capital. Audio

12:23 PM.Restaurant Brands third quarter sales rose 6.4 percent to more than 81 million dollars. Audio

12:21 PM.The lines company, Vector, is attempting to further build-up its non-regulated business - through a new solar venture in Auckland. Audio

12:19 PM.The biotechnology company, Blis Technologies, has been censured by the Markets Disciplinary Tribunal and fined 30-thousand dollars for failing to share information with the market that did materially… Read more Audio

12:18 PM.Manufacturing activity fell in November, but the indicators still point to solid expansion, for the 26th month in a row. Audio

12:16 PM.The Commerce Commission has refused to allow a consortium, led by businessman Mark Stewart, to take over Acurity Health. Audio

12:00 PM.The police say a savage axe attack in which a woman was killed in Upper Hutt was not random and the lawyer for a schizophrenic man who killed his friend because he thought he was a demon says his… Read more Audio