Midday Report for Friday 9 September 2011

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

12:26 PM.All the pressure's on the All Blacks to not only win well but put on a good performance against Tonga in tonight's Rugby World Cup opener at Eden Park. Audio

12:17 PM.Spending using electronic cards falls in August. The US president unveills a crucial jobs plan and the sharemarket rises. Audio

12:00 PM.Rugby World Cup fever grips the nation and footage from the Pike River mine is shown to the disaster's inquiry. Audio