Midday Report for Thursday 3 September 2015

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

12:26 PM.None of the players who missed out on the All Blacks world cup squad have given coach Steve Hansen the third degree, and not many problems for the seeded players so far today at the US Open tennis… Read more Audio

12:24 PM.For the latest from the markets we're joined by Andrew Cathie at Craigs Investment Partners. Audio

12:23 PM.Go-Bus Transport has made an application to place Naked Bus into liquidation. Audio

12:22 PM.Kathmandu has reiterated its opposition to Briscoe's takeover offer. Audio

12:20 PM.Demand for prime retail space in Auckland and Wellington is heating up. Audio

12:19 PM.Auckland's largest real estate broker says the market is at a crossroads after house sale prices declined last month, snapping five months of record setting increases. Audio

12:17 PM.Residential building activity has fallen, which economists say is due to the pace of repairing earthquake damaged homes in Christchurch easing back. Audio

12:00 PM.A house fire in Palmerston North is believed to have killed two people; New Zealand suspends funding to Nauru over concerns about civil rights abuses. Audio