Midday Report for Friday 25 November 2016

12:00 PM.A convoy of vehicles waits to leave Kaikoura and shoppers return to Lower Hutt's Queensgate mall despite the looming demolition. Audio

12:17 PM.The largest New Zealand retailer, The Warehouse, has warned shareholders that its new financial services business is performing below expectations, which is highly likely to force to write down its… Read more Audio

12:19 PM.The largest shareholder in Hellaby Holdings that has agreed to accept the offer of Bapcor, says they'd be disappointed if the Australians walked away. Audio

12:20 PM.Third time lucky; that seems to be the reaction to a new partial takeover lodged for Abano Healthcare. Audio

12:22 PM.The country's trade deficit has narrowed, helped by an increase in exports from the dairy sector. Audio

12:23 PM.Across the Tasman, and Australia's powerful sugar industry is fighting a proposal to put a tax on sugar to fight obesity and cut the budget deficit. Audio

12:24 PM.Quick recap of Wall Street. Audio

12:25 PM.Listed local vehicle auctioneer and automotive finance company, Turners, has reported a 15 percent rise in first half profit, lifted by recent acquisitions. Audio

12:26 PM.A challenging day for the Black Caps in Hamilton. Audio

12:35 PM.One of the main drivers of the Ruataniwha Dam in Hawke's Bay has quit. Audio