Midday Report for Wednesday 7 November 2018

12:35 PM.One of two new members of the Fonterra board says his election could be a protest vote by the company's farmer shareholders. Audio

12:26 PM.Another electricity retailer has stopped taking on new customers. Audio

12:26 PM.The England forward George Burgess will miss the final rugby league Test against New Zealand after being found guilty of eye-gouging. Audio

12:22 PM.A Canadian oil and gas company is selling up and quitting New Zealand. Audio

12:21 PM.The mobile payments company Pushpay is confident it will be cashflow positive before the end of the calendar year, with a strong lift in first half revenue and a bottomline improvement. Audio

12:19 PM.The telecommunications company Spark has taken its battle with Sky TV to a new level with its first deal to broadcast local sports events. Audio

12:17 PM.There's been a sharp fall in the number of people out of work, sending the unemployment rate to a decade-low. Audio

12:00 PM.In the United States, the polls are closing in the hotly-contested mid-term elections. Midwives reject a pay offer, claiming they're worth more than regular nurses. Audio