Midday Report for Tuesday 21 April 2015

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

12:26 PM.Aaron Cruden is not giving up on the World Cup. Audio

12:24 PM.For the latest from the markets we're joined by Bryan Shepherd at Macquarie Private Wealth. Audio

12:18 PM.Sir Ron Brierley is stepping down from the board of Coats Group, which was part Guinness Peat Group, the investment company he founded. Audio

12:17 PM.The New Zealand dollar is again inching towards parity with the Australian currency, after a big jump overnight. Audio

12:00 PM.A coroner is told of an earlier death threat made by the Dunedin man who shot his children. AC/DC's drummer will ask for a discharge without conviction after guilty plea. Audio