Midday Report for Wednesday 24 April 2013

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

12:26 PM.Having just led the Breakers to a hat-trick of Australian National Basketball league titles, coach Andrej Lemanis has resigned. Audio

12:17 PM.Shares in Air New Zealand jump after it forecasts stronger second-half earnings. Apple's profit falls for the first time in a decade and the stock market rises. Audio

12:00 PM.The man convicted of kidnapping Hamilton woman Rae Portman is sentenced to prison and the dollar jumps after interest rates are kept on hold. Audio