Midday Report for Wednesday 10 August 2016

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

12:26 PM.The New Zealand sevens coach Sir Gordon Tietjens believes his side can overcome the loss of two key players and a demoralising defeat to advance to the quarter-finals in Rio. Audio

12:25 PM.The telecommunications provider, TeamTalk, has hired investment bankers Cameron Partners to review the business. Audio

12:23 PM.For the latest from the markets we're joined by Don Lewthwaite at First NZ Capital. Audio

12:22 PM.The cost of building a home in New Zealand's main cities has risen by 20 per cent since the Canterbury earthquakes. Audio

12:20 PM.New Zealand's median house price has nudged back through the half-a-million-dollar barrier. Audio

12:19 PM.The ASB Bank's full year profit has risen by six percent, as it cut expenses and increased lending, which has countered lower margins and higher bad debts. Audio

12:17 PM.The casino operator, SkyCity Entertainment Group, has made a record full year result, even though some softness crept in towards the end of the period. Audio

12:00 PM.A bid to sentence two murderers to life in prison without parole is rejected. The national median house price breaks half a million dollars. Audio