Midday Report for Tuesday 21 May 2013

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

12:26 PM.The former All Blacks coach, Sir Graham Henry, has lashed out at the standard of refereeing in the Super rugby competition. Audio

12:17 PM.ASB Bank's riskier mortgage lending jumped in the March quarter. The number of international visitors to New Zealand keeps rising and Yahoo pays 1.1 billion US dollars for the blogging service,Tumblr.

12:00 PM.Ten people are reported dead after a massive tornado ripped through Oklahoma City. New Zealand meat held up at the Chinese border is finally on the move. Audio