Midday Report for Tuesday 9 October 2012

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

12:26 PM.The New Zealand gold medal rower Eric Murray will don the silver fern again in four years time and he says there's every chance there could be a men's eight at the 2016 Olympics in Rio. Audio

12:17 PM.A drop in business confidence suggests slowing economic growth. Fears of a Chinese backlash are growing over the Huawei controversy and the share market edges up. Audio

12:00 PM.The Government presses ahead with its plans for a shake up of youth wages and the Prime Minister denies personal knowledge of Kim Dotcom's property purchase. Audio