Midday Report for Thursday 17 September 2015

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

12:26 PM.The All Blacks prop Charlie Faumuina concedes his fitness remains a work in progress just four days out from their first match of the Rugby World Cup. Audio

12:25 PM.Slightly more shareholders in the outdoor retailer Kathmandu have leaned in favour of a Briscoe Group takeover. Audio

12:23 PM.For the latest from the markets we're joined by James Grigor at Macquarie Private Wealth Audio

12:19 PM.New Zealand should be looking to start the process for a free trade deal with the European Union by the end of the year according to a business lobby group that sees untapped opportunities to be… Read more Audio

12:17 PM.As you heard in the news, the economy grew at a modest 0.4 percent rate in the three months to the end of June, a bounce back from the soft first quarter, but short of expectations. Audio

12:00 PM.Ministers stop the sale of Lochinvar Station and a doctor could lose his job for protesting against the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Audio