Midday Report for Monday 16 November 2015

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

12:27 PM.The New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson believes all three results are back on the table in the second cricket test against Australia in Perth. Audio

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

12:23 PM.To Australia...the world's biggest miner, BHP Billiton, may have to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in damages over an environmental disaster at a Brazilian iron ore mine. Audio

12:22 PM.The property investor, Argosy Property, has made a first half net profit of just over 46 million dollars, driving its dividend payout up by more than 9 percent. Audio

12:21 PM.Activity in the services sector has weakened. Audio

12:20 PM.Consumer spending has rebounded strongly in the three months ended September after a soft patch driven by vehicle sales according to official data.. Audio

12:18 PM.The animal and healthcare products company, Ebos Group, is to buy well known natural health goods manufacturer, Red Seal, for 80 million dollars. Audio

12:17 PM.Fonterra Cooperative Group's shares are up about 1-and-a-half percent after the dairy giant upgraded its earnings forecast by up to as much as 10 percent. Audio

12:00 PM.The search intensifies for Paris attackers who may have escaped and meanwhile in Wellington, people pay their respects outside the French Embassy. Audio