Midday Report for Wednesday 29 February 2012

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

12:26 PM.South Africa's likely to bat first in the second one-dayer in Napier. Audio

12:17 PM.Auckland Airport boosts its half year profits, as passenger numbers take off. America's depressed housing market hits the wealthiest families and the sharemarket rises. Audio

12:00 PM.The captain of the grounded ship Rena pleads guilty to all charges and Kaipara's mayor apologises for a multi-million dollar rates blunder. Audio