Midday Report for Tuesday 9 February 2016

12:27 PM.The New Zealand cricket coach Mike Hesson maintains relations between the Black Caps and Australia remain cordial despite the contoversial dismissal of Australian batsman Mitchell Marsh in last… Read more Audio

12:23 PM.For the latest from the markets we're joined by Belinda Stanley at Craigs Investment Partners Audio

12:22 PM.To Australia and our correspondent Jim Parker, who reports on the liberties that at least one person was willing to take in a creative tax return that they filed. Audio

12:20 PM.A leading broking firm expects a handful of companies to report outstanding earnings growth of more than 50 percent as the corporate reporting season gets underway this week, but most are coming off a… Read more Audio

12:19 PM.The economy looks to have had a bit of a holiday last month, according to the ANZ's monthly Truckometer index. Audio

12:17 PM.Activity in the housing market appears to be levelling out at a national level - but some regions are showing signs of getting a new burst of activity. Audio

12:00 PM.The Prime Minister says the Government is not considering introducing a health surcharge for visitors from the United Kingdom. The man accused of killing a Massey University student last year has… Read more Audio