Midday Report for Monday 30 November 2015

12:43 PM.News from the rural and farming sectors. Audio

12:26 PM.The New Zealand cricket captain Brendon McCullum is offering no excuses for his side's loss in the third Test against Australia. Audio

12:23 PM.For the latest from the markets we're joined by Don Lewthwaite at First NZ Capital. Audio

12:21 PM.The new chair of the Woolworths supermarket chain, in Australia, says it will take at least three years to turn around the struggling business. Audio

12:19 PM.The mobile advertising software company, Snakk Media, says tight cost management and increasingly sophisticated products have seen its first half loss narrow by almost 2 million dollars over the year… Read more Audio

12:18 PM.As you may have heard in the news the number of building consents for new houses was up 5-point-1 percent in October after two months of declines. Audio

12:00 PM.Former Malaysian diplomat pleads guilty to indecent assault and New Zealand's former climate change ambassador emphasises importance of UN talks. Audio