Midday Report for Thursday 22 May 2014

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

12:26 PM.The Black Caps cricket captain Brendon McCullum is disappointed his match fixing testimony was leaked to the media, but he says he stands by it completely and has no regrets about providing the… Read more Audio

12:24 PM.For the latest from the markets we're joined by Campbell Johnstone at Macquarie Private Wealth. Audio

12:23 PM.Job advertisements rose 2.6 percent in April, the fourth monthly increase in a row. Audio

12:22 PM.DNZ Property Fund says its annual net profit fell nearly 9 percent, mainly because of write-offs on current developments and a more than one million dollar loss on the sale of a quake-hit Christchurch… Read more Audio

12:21 PM.Heartland Bank has achieved a major milestone with Standard & Poor's raising its credit rating one notch. Audio

12:19 PM.Comvita's shares have risen more than 9 percent after it bought New Zealand Honey for 12.3 million dollars, helping it to secure its supply of manuka honey. Audio

12:17 PM.Shares in Chorus fell as much as 3-and-a-half percent this morning after the Commerce Commission reneged on its promise to finalise the pricing of telecommunication services over copper wires by… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.The Black Caps captain backs the ICC despite the leaking of his match-fixing testimony and a report into the Roastbusters case finds there was a systemic breakdown in communication between police and… Read more Audio