Midday Report for Wednesday 8 May 2013

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

12:26 PM.The former Australian netball captain Liz Ellis believes New Zealand will have just one team in the trans-Tasman play-offs and that's likely to be the Central Pulse. Audio

12:17 PM.The owner of the Mad Butcher begins trading. The World Trade Organisation has a new boss and the stock market's flat. Audio

12:00 PM.The Reserve Bank's concerned about increasing house prices and the Government raises the possibility of letting Solid Energy fail. Audio