Midday Report for Tuesday 8 November 2016

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

12:26 PM.The New Zeland boxer Joseph Parker will have home town advantage for next month's world heavyweight title fight. Audio

12:25 PM.Takeover target Abano Healthcare says it's received an amended notice of a partial takeover offer from its major shareholder. Audio

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

12:21 PM.The head of one of the world's largest insurers says New Zealand's use of technology and digital systems is helping to counter the risks of natural disasters. Audio

12:20 PM.Growth in the economy may fall in the months ahead if the latest measure of truck movements is anything to go by. Audio

12:19 PM.The Reserve Bank is working with the Financial Markets Authority on proposals to protect the financial system from potential shocks in a rapidly changing financial services sector. Audio

12:17 PM.The media companies, Fairfax New Zealand and NZME, face an uphill battle to convince the Commerce Commission that their proposed merger is in the public interest. Audio

12:00 PM.The Commerce Commission rejects a merger of the country's two big media outlets and the elderly and beneficiaries take the biggest hit from rising prices. Audio