Midday Report for Monday 24 February 2014

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

12:26 PM.Sochi let its hair down at a rollicking end-of-games Olympic party celebration, after the home nation earlier topped the medals table with 13 golds. Audio

12:17 PM.Chorus' first-half profit falls more than 7 percent. Sky TV's profit jumps more than 22 percent and the share market's flat. Audio

12:00 PM.One hundred homes are without power after a tornado hits Canterbury and Bill English rejects raising the retirement age. Audio