Midday Report for Tuesday 17 March 2015

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

12:26 PM.Experts pick Australia to win the World Cup from New Zealand. Audio

12:24 PM.Market update. Audio

12:22 PM.The stock exchange operator, NZX, will take on a new role in the electricity sector. Audio

12:22 PM.The business leader, Joan Withers, has been appointed as the new chair of TVNZ. Audio

12:19 PM.The craft brewer, Moa, is expecting to report a similar annual loss to last year's 5-point-8 million dollars. Audio

12:17 PM.Fonterra says the managing director of its Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa business unit has resigned. Audio

12:00 PM.Vanuatu's president pleads for immediate help and Pilot's brother devastated by Central Otago plane crash. Audio