Midday Report for Friday 12 February 2016

12:00 PM.A five-year-old Palmerston North girl the police say was pulled into a car while walking to school this morning has been found safe and well. The Airline Pilots Association says random testing isn't… Read more Audio

12:16 PM.The jewelry retailer, Michael Hill International, has had a sparkling start to the year, with its first half net profit rising more than 5 percent. Audio

12:17 PM.There's a view that the major Australian banks may feel the heat from low oil prices and the fall in the mining sector. Audio

12:19 PM.The local insurance market remains a tough sector in the face of strong competition, and the lingering claims from the Canterbury earthquakes, of five years ago. Audio

12:20 PM.The Shareholders' Association says investors in security software developer, Wynyard Group, shouldn't ratify its capital raising plan until they're given more information. Audio

12:22 PM.The heads of New Zealand's largest telecommunications companies are reassuring customers that the country isn't in danger of being cut off from the rest of the world by inadequate undersea cables. Audio

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

12:26 PM.The Australian cricketers have made the most of winning the toss and deciding to bowl first in the opening Test against New Zealand in Wellington. Audio

12:33 PM.News from the rural and farming sectors. Audio