Midday Report

Consumer confidence has improved marginally as people say they are better off financially off now and more optimistic about how they will be in a year's time. Audio

Fonterra has sold its stake in the German nutrition maker Foodspring for a 64-million-dollars gain. Audio

At least 17 years jail for the man who decapitated a Petone pensioner. An Auckland company's fined more than three hundred and seventy thousand dollars for adulterating honey. Audio

Improved sentiment among sheep and beef farmers and horticulturalists has caused a slight lift in rural confidence, according to Rabobank's latest quarterly survey. Audio

The Black Caps won't be dwelling on their first loss at the Cricket World Cup. Audio

For the latest from the markets we're joined by Michael Grace of Jarden Securities. Audio

The outgoing Treasury secretary has been criticised for acting unreasonably after the Budget breach. A volcanic eruption in Papua New Guinea has begun to settle. Audio

A new scheme is being launched that will allow customers to know where their eggs came from. Audio