Midday Report for Thursday 20 December 2012

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

12:26 PM.Already being criticised for a lack of attacking flair the Wellington Phoenix, will be without playmaker Paul Ifill for at least the next month of the A League football competition. Audio

12:17 PM.Sky City Entertainment reluctantly sells its half stake in Christchurch casino. UBS is fined a record 1.5 billion US dollars for rate-rigging and the sharemarket rises a third of a percent. Audio

12:00 PM.The latest growth figures are out and four new salmon farms are given the go ahead in the Marlborough Sounds. Audio