Midday Report for Wednesday 27 June 2012

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

12:26 PM.Marina Erakovic has advanced to the second round of Wimbledon after beating Polands Urszula Radwanska, 6-4 6-4. Audio

12:17 PM.New Zealand's trade deficit slips further into the red. Shares in News Corp jump as it mulls splitting in two and the sharemarket rises. Audio

12:00 PM.More than 70 people have lost their jobs at an Auckland carpet spinning plant. Satellite tracking of some high-risk criminals will begin in August. Audio