Midday Report for Thursday 9 August 2012

12:35 PM.News from the rural and farming sectors. Audio

12:27 PM.A brave performance by the New Zealand women's hockey team this morning wasn't enough to secure them an historic Gold medal game. Audio

12:17 PM.Mainfreight's first quarter profit slips. Newcorp posts a massive loss and the share market edges down. Audio

12:00 PM.The search for three missing men continues off the New Plymouth coast. Unemployment closes in on 7 percent. Audio