Midday Report for Thursday 25 January 2018

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

12:26 PM.The Black Caps seamer Seth Rance expects a resurgent Pakistan side for the second Twenty20 at Auckland's Eden Park tonight. 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 power company, Trustpower, doesn't support a plan by a major shareholder, the Tauranga Energy Consumer Trust, to stop paying the region's power customers an annual dividend from 2023. Audio

12:18 PM.Rising sales and demand for aged care have nearly doubled the profit of the country's third largest rest home operator, Oceania Healthcare. Audio

12:00 PM.Changes ahead for some 90-day trials. The Transport Accident Investigation Commission calls for large vessels to be fitted with fire-alarms. Audio