Midday Report for Thursday 8 June 2017

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

12:26 PM.The All Blacks have included plenty of players under injury clouds in a 33-man squad for the British and Irish Lions test series, including Dane Coles, despite coach Steve Hansen conceding the hooker… Read more Audio

12:25 PM.The power company, Mercury, has raised its forecast of operating earnings for the current year by 10-million dollars because of increased hydro generation. Audio

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

12:20 PM.The business consultancy, PwC, says traditional media companies are being squeezed for the advertising dollar by Facebook and Google. Audio

12:17 PM.Auckland Airport plans to increase some of its charges to cover 1-point-8-billion dollars of spending on new infrastructure over the next five years. Audio

12:00 PM.NZDF says extending a smokefree policy to military housing would be a step too far. Apartment owners are calling for local and central government help on earthquake strengthening. Audio