Midday Report for Friday 17 May 2019

12:35 PM.A farming leader is adding another concern to worries about forestry's takeover of farmland. Audio

12:26 PM.The New Zealand golfer Danny Lee is just one shot off the lead after the first round of the second major of the year - the PGA Championship. Audio

12:24 PM.For the latest from the markets we're joined by Andrew Austin from FNZC. Audio

12:21 PM.Manufacturing sector activity has picked up from last month's six month low and is continuing to expand, but at a much slower rate than last year. Audio

12:19 PM.The country's biggest electricity retailer Genesis Energy says a deal to buy all of the power generated fromTilt Renewables planned wind farm in south Taranaki, will reduce its reliance on thermal… Read more Audio

12:17 PM.Utilities investor Infratil is confident about its portfolio and capital requirements, after posting a bottom line annual loss of 19-and-a-half-million-dollars. Audio

12:00 PM.Oranga Tamariki is accused of dropping a teenager off at a gang pad. National downplays a potential political partnership. Audio