Midday Report for Thursday 2 August 2012

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

12:26 PM.The New Zealand opening batsman Daniel Flynn has been ruled out of the second cricket test against the West Indies starting in Jamaica tomorrow morning. Audio

12:17 PM.Dairy prices edge up. The US Fed keeps rates on hold and the sharemarket is flat. Audio

12:00 PM.Charter schools will not have to be led by someone with teaching experience. The government talks about how it might cut funding to the Ministry of Social Development. Audio