Midday Report for Friday 18 September 2015

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

12:26 PM.World football's governing body FIFA has been plunged into further controversy amid more allegations of corruption. Audio

12:25 PM.Briscoe Group's bid to take over the outdoor goods company Kathmandu has failed with little interest from Kathmandu investors. Audio

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

12:22 PM.The lines company Buller Electricity, wants to takeover the rest of Pulse Energy that it doesn't already own, which it then wants to sell on to a new company. Audio

12:22 PM.CBL Corporation says investors will pay $1.55 a share for a stake in the insurer, valuing the company at 340-and-a-half million dollars.. Audio

12:21 PM.Growth in the labour market is at its lowest point in five years. Audio

12:20 PM.The initial market kneejerk reaction saw the New Zealand dollar rise the best part of a cent and then give it all back an hour later. Audio

12:17 PM.The country's biggest retailer, The Warehouse, has seen its full year profit fall by a third, on the back of disappointing first half sales and a write down in the value of parts of its business. Audio

12:00 PM.Auckland's SkyCity conference centre given resource consent and Immigration says the three New Zealand-born children of a father awaiting deportation to Kiribati, will also be sent to the island. Audio