Midday Report for Monday 2 September 2013

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

12:26 PM.The Australian tennis player Lleyton Hewitt has continued his career revival by reaching the fourth round of the U.S. Open in New York. Audio

12:17 PM.New listings of houses available for sale hit a record low in August. New Zealand's terms of trade jumped nearly 5 percent in the June quarter and the sharemarket is little changed. Audio

12:00 PM.The Government's asset sales programme will be put to a referendum and the US President continues his efforts to persuade Congress to approve a military strike in Syria. Audio