Midday Report for Thursday 27 March 2014

12:33 PM.News from the rural and farming sectors. Audio

12:26 PM.World indoor shot-put bronze medalist Tom Walsh says he wants to put on a show for the fans and rival Jacko Gill at the National Athletics Championships in Wellington on Saturday. Audio

12:17 PM.New Zealand records a record trade surplus for a February month. Synlait downgrades its full-year forecast despite lifting first-half profit 80 percent and the sharemarket is little changed. Audio

12:00 PM.Deteriorating weather puts further searches for debris for the Malaysian airliner in doubt and warnings four years ago about a possible monster mudslide in an American town were not heeded. Audio