Midday Report for Thursday 5 December 2013

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

12:26 PM.The New Zealand bowler Tim Southee struck three times as the Black Caps continue to dominate the opening cricket test against the West Indies, on the third morning at Dunedin's University Oval. Audio

12:17 PM.The government says no more money for Chorus but it will help. Whittakers asks whether cocoa and cocaine are a good mix and the share market falls. Audio

12:00 PM.Chorus is told it must pay most of any funding shortfall for the broadband roll-out and three former Black Caps are involved in a match-fixing investigation. Audio