Midday Report for Tuesday 7 July 2015

12:36 PM.News from the rural and farming sectors. Audio

12:27 PM.The All Blacks midfielder Sonny Bill Williams says his cousin Tim Nanai-Williams, who's starting at fullback for Samoa, has been hyping up their clash, sending texts, videos and photos of the Samoans… Read more Audio

12:24 PM.For the latest from the markets we're joined by Angus Marks at First NZ Capital Audio

12:21 PM.A new survey says almost two-million adult New Zealanders are now online shoppers, while online spending is up by 21 percent. Audio

12:18 PM.The retirement village operator, Summerset, expects it's underlying profits to jump by up to 39 percent this year, as it reports record high half-year sales. Audio

12:17 PM.The Reserve Bank is tipped to cut interest rates twice before the end of the year, as business confidence wanes. Audio

12:00 PM.Business confidence falls, Labour says business confidence drop no surprise, Cabinet approves investment strategy Audio