Midday Report for Friday 20 July 2018

12:26 PM.The Hurricanes are taking a hard-nosed approach to tonight's do-or-die Super Rugby quarter-final showdown against the Chiefs in Wellington. Audio

12:25 PM.The telecommuncations company, Hawaiki Submarine Cable, says its new 15-thousand-kilometre, deep-sea fibre optic cable that links New Zealand, Australia, the Pacific and United States is now open for… Read more Audio

12:23 PM.For the latest from the markets we're joined by Don Lewthwaite from FNZC. Audio

12:22 PM.The airline catering company, LSG Sky Chefs says it relies on temporary staff and it will be assessing the impact of a recent court decision in favour of labour hire workers. Audio

12:21 PM.The tourism industry says it will need well over a billion dollars in sustainable funding to develop the sector, which is well beyond the government's proposed vistor levy. Audio

12:19 PM.Small businesses are the most pessimistic about the economy in nearly a decade. Audio

12:17 PM.Small businesses are the most pessimistic about the economy in nearly a decade. Audio

12:00 PM.Two right-wing Canadian speakers are granted visas to speak in New Zealand. The police investigate Wellington bus drivers' working hours. Audio