Midday Report for Tuesday 2 February 2016

12:34 PM.News from the rural and farming sectors. Audio

12:26 PM.The New Zealand cricket coach Mike Hesson says they haven't hyped up the Australian series anymore than playing any other country. Audio

12:25 PM.Australian-based Mosman Oil & Gas has backed out of a deal to buy petroleum assets in Taranaki because of the slump in oil prices. Audio

12:22 PM.For the latest from the markets we're joined by Angus Marks at First NZ Capital Audio

12:20 PM.The second-hand retail chain, Cash Converters, is on the expansion trail - with hopes of getting to 50 stores in the next couple of years. Audio

12:19 PM.Interestingly the Fletcher Building deal comes a day after broking house First NZ Capital said the group is worth more broken up than it is together. Audio

12:17 PM.New Zealand's largest construction company, Fletcher Building, is to buy the Higgins Group road building and maintenance company for 315-million dollars. Audio

12:00 PM.Brazil says the global emergency declared over the Zika virus is no threat to the Olympics and a big proportion of detainees deported from Australia are returning to crime. Audio