Midday Report for Monday 22 August 2011

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

12:26 PM.New Zealand's newest world champion Lisa Carrington says her victory in the K1 200 final at the Canoe World Championships in Hungary won't deter her from trying to achieve Olympic glory with her… Read more Audio

12:17 PM.Intense competition and full hydro lakes hurts earnings at Contact Energy. Pacific Fibre signs up Vodafone in a boost to its trans-Pacific internet cable plans and the sharemarket edges down. Audio

12:00 PM.Libyan rebels take control of the heart of the capital and the first SAS trooper to die in Afghanistan is named. Audio