Midday Report for Thursday 5 September 2013

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

12:26 PM.Picking Francis Saili to fill in against Argentina for Ma'a Nonu is a matter of managing the risk versus reaping the rewards for the All Blacks selectors. Nonu's being given time to rest an ankle… Read more Audio

12:17 PM.The New Zealand dollar was the world's strongest performing currency overnight. Briscoes posts another healthy profit and the sharemarket is down. Audio

12:00 PM.Sub-contractors seek hundreds of thousands of dollars owed for work on the ultra-fast broadband rollout and an academic says how Fonterra's botulism scare unfolded is still not clear. Audio