Midday Report for Tuesday 7 March 2017

12:00 PM.Labour's new deputy, Jacinda Ardern, hopes to bring out the younger voters and the main reason for the wage gap is gender bias. Audio

12:17 PM.The Reserve Bank is going to assess whether retail banks need to put more capital aside to protect themselves from failure. Audio

12:20 PM.Official figures show total wholesale trade sales rose a seasonally adjusted zero-point-7 percent compared with the previous quarter's 1-point-2 percent rise. Audio

12:21 PM.A survey says foreign tourists paid 176 dollars a night on average to stay in a New Zealand hotel last year. Audio

12:22 PM.Ageing members of the workforce are being offered a new way to find work or change jobs. Audio

12:23 PM.For the latest from the markets we're joined by Rupert Lister at Hobson Wealth Partners. Audio

12:26 PM.The inform Chiefs winger James Lowe says he knows he's down the pecking order for the All Blacks and that's why he's decided to head to Ireland at the end of the year. Audio

12:34 PM.News from the rural and farming sectors. Audio