Midday Report for Wednesday 27 August 2014

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

12:26 PM.Manchester United suffers another humiliating defeat. Audio

12:23 PM.The sharemarket rises. Audio

12:19 PM.Ebos' annual net profit more than tripled to more than 92 million dollars, reflecting its purchase of the Australia-based business, Symbion, in June last year. Audio

12:17 PM.Air New Zealand's annual net profit, excluding its share of losses from Virgin Australia, rose 45 percent. Audio

12:00 PM.Judith Collins backtracks on comments that the Privacy Commissioner cleared her of wrongdoing, Police name the man they believe killed a couple in South Auckland. Audio