Midday Report for Wednesday 31 October 2012

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

12:26 PM.The former All Blacks flanker Daniel Braid is the surprise omission from the Blues Super Rugby squad for next year's competition. Audio

12:17 PM.The BNZ's full year profit rises by a fifth. Shares in UBS surge after announcing 10-thousand jobs cuts and the sharemarket rises. Audio

12:00 PM.A police officer describes the desperate attempt to rescue a woman from the CTV building and the recovery work gets underway in the storm hit US. Audio