Midday Report for Thursday 8 March 2012

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

12:26 PM.The Blackcaps have followed up a good opening day of the first cricket test by bowling South Africa out this morning for 238. Audio

12:17 PM.The New Zealand dollar falls after the Reserve Bank keeps the cost of borrowing on hold. New Zealand businessman, Graeme Hart, climbs the Forbes Billionaires list and the sharemarket edges up. Audio

12:00 PM.Fresh details have been released on what happened just before the Rena hit a reef outside Tauranga Harbour and there are calls for Auckland Port management to return to the negotiating table. Audio