Midday Report for Thursday 17 October 2013

12:34 PM.News from the rural and farming sectors. Audio

12:26 PM.The All Black Corey Jane says he backs himself to perform to a Test match standard in Saturday's Bledisloe cup encounter, despite only playing one and a half games of rugby this year. Audio

12:17 PM.The New Zealand dollar jumps on the US debt deal. Restaurant Brands reports a flat first half and the sharemarket rises. Audio

12:00 PM.The police have been criticised for the way they shut down a Wellington party four years ago and the American Senate is due to vote soon on a deal to end the government shutdown. Audio