Midday Report for Thursday 19 June 2014

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

12:26 PM.The defending champions are dumped out of the Football World Cup in Brazil. Audio

12:24 PM.For the latest from the markets we're joined by Andrew Cathie at Craigs Investment Partners. Audio

12:23 PM.The New Zealand dollar leapt to a six-week high today after the US Federal Reserve cut its growth forecast for 2014. Audio

12:21 PM.Chatham Rock Phosphate says its application to mine the seabed off the Chatham Islands can't be compared with a seabed mining project just rejected by the Environmental Protection Authority. Audio

12:20 PM.The administrators of the Postie Plus chain are closing 12 of the 82 stores by the end of July at the cost of 64 jobs. Audio

12:18 PM.Infratil could realise more than 500 million dollars from selling its Australian energy assets. Audio

12:17 PM.The economy grew marginally slower than expected in the March quarter but still advanced 1 percent. Audio

12:00 PM.Key and English at odds over the release of David Cunliffe's letter and a boost in construction activity boosts overall economic growth. Audio