Midday Report for Thursday 30 August 2012

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

12:26 PM.The three times United States Tennis Open champion, Kim Clijsters has been knocked out of the tournament by the British teenager, Laura Robson. Audio

12:17 PM.Air New Zealand's shares take off despite a lower profit. Building consents rise due to more apartments and the sharemarket rises. Audio

12:00 PM.Bad news for Solid Energy workers hoping to get jobs in Australia and bodies are pulled from the water after another asylum seekers boat sinks off the coast of Indonesia. Audio