Midday Report for Tuesday 12 April 2016

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

12:26 PM.New Zealand basketball star Kirk Penney is heading home to the Breakers. Audio

12:25 PM.In other business news, the tourism boom is filling all types of commercial accommodation. Audio

12:24 PM.For the latest from the markets we're joined by Melika King at Craigs Investment Partners. Audio

12:23 PM.NZTech represents the information and communication technology sector along with other high-end industries. Audio

12:21 PM.An Auckland-based foreign trust provider wants greater regulation of trustees in the wake of the Panama papers. Audio

12:19 PM.Shares in medical software developer Orion Healthcare have skyrocketed to a 10-month high this morning after news it has sold its patient record management packages to two hospitals in London and it… Read more Audio

12:17 PM.The housing market has got a new burst of life ahead of winter with prices and sales pushing higher. Audio

12:00 PM.Christchurch caretaker Robert Burrett is sent to prison for sexually abusing a dozen girls; John Key hits back at critics of foreign trusts reviewer John Shewan. Audio