Midday Report for Monday 26 March 2018

12:44 PM.News from the rural and farming sectors. Audio

12:26 PM.The country's trade is back in surplus after the strongest February on-record for exporters and a sharp drop-off in imports. Audio

12:26 PM.The Black Caps and England are set for a second straight Eden Park test thriller. Audio

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

12:21 PM.Economic confidence in most regions is up, with civil servants and rural recipients of the regional growth fund sunniest about their future prospects. Audio

12:20 PM.The long-serving chief executive of Sky Television will retire this year. Audio

12:18 PM.There's been plenty of debate about the planned changes to the RBNZ and some former senior executives have questioned the move away from purely targeting inflation. Audio

12:16 PM.As you may heard in the news, the changes are being rung in the Reserve Bank with the Government unveiling its long awaited changes to the way monetary policy is to be conducted. Audio

12:00 PM.There are calls for major improvements to Auckland's infrastructure planning. The Transport Agency estimates the State Highway 1 washout will take at least two days to fix. Audio