Midday Report for Tuesday 18 December 2018

12:35 PM.Well as you may have heard earlier in Midday Report.... The Government is proposing changes to migrant work visas to help fill labour shortages in the regions. Audio

12:26 PM.The New Zealand bowlers have failed to make any further in roads into the Sri Lankan batting lineup in the first hour and a half of play on day four of the first cricket test at the Basin Reserve in… Read more Audio

12:21 PM.Building sub contractors are becoming more suspicious and cautious about protecting money held back on projects as razor thin margins and cut throat competition ratchet up the pressures in the sector.

12:20 PM.An Auckland based iron casting company, MFL, is in receivership. Audio

12:18 PM.Fletcher Building appears to have got top dollar for its Formica business, says a leading analyst. Audio

12:17 PM.The building supplies and construction firm, Fletcher Building, is selling its Formica Group to a European laminate manufacturer for nearly $1.23 billion. Audio

12:00 PM.Report on Thompson & Clark finds several government departments breached code of conduct. A binding referendum on legalising cannabis for personal use will be held at the 2020 general election. Audio