Midday Report for Tuesday 18 October 2011

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

12:26 PM.In a tragic irony the 2005 champion Dan Wheldon did not live long enough to see the safety innovations he was testing become the standard for the Indy Car Series in 2012. Audio

12:17 PM.The Reserve Bank says the delayed Christchurch rebuild should take some pressure off inflation. BP gets a 4 billion dollar oil spill settlement and the sharemarket falls. Audio

12:00 PM.A fresh oil leak from Rena and dozens of loads of asbestos-contaminated rubble dumped at a landfill. Audio