Midday Report for Wednesday 6 March 2013

12:34 PM.News from the rural and farming sectors. Audio

12:26 PM.Rain and bad light and heavy rain's delayed the start of the first cricket test between New Zealand and England at the University Oval in Dunedin. Audio

12:17 PM.Global dairy prices jump its highest in two years. Britain's at odds with its European counterparts over plans to curb bankers' bonuses and the stock market rises. Audio

12:00 PM.A large swathe of the North Island is now officially in drought and Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has died. Audio