Midday Report for Monday 20 October 2014

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

12:26 PM.First five Dan Carter has been included the All Black squad for the end of year tour of North America and Britain. Audio

12:23 PM.For the latest from the markets we're joined by Melika King at Craigs Investment Partners. Audio

12:20 PM.Sky City is planning to re-position its Queenstown casino, hotel and restaurant operations as a world class facility, over the next three to four years. Audio

12:19 PM.A joint venture between MyFarm and the German fund manager, Aquila Capital, wants to raise up to 100-million dollars, to lend to dairy farmers at interest rates, tied to milk and land prices. Audio

12:18 PM.The Warehouse is taking its online adventure sports retailing business into the bricks-and-mortar-world, by opening two new physical stores and re-branding seven existing R&R Sport stores, as… Read more Audio

12:17 PM.The services sector continues to show strong growth across all sectors and all regions of New Zealand. Audio

12:00 PM.Police in Auckland charge a man with the murders of a woman and child who vanished seven years ago and new searches launched for two people missing in the Bay of Plenty. Audio