Midday Report for Friday 20 June 2014

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

12:26 PM.The Black Caps are just two wickets away from defeat in the second test. Audio

12:24 PM.Melika King from Craigs Investment Partners has an update from the markets. Audio

12:23 PM.The price of Brent Crude oil has risen above 115 dollars a barrel due to concerns over the state of Iraq's largest oil refinery in Bahji. Audio

12:21 PM.ANZ Bank's latest survey of job advertisement showed a fall of just over 5 percent (5.2%) in May, the biggest monthly fall since late 2010. Audio

12:20 PM.One of Diligent's founder's, Brian Peter Henry, will go to trial in the High Court in Auckland in September after he withdrew his application to have the case thrown out. Audio

12:19 PM.Diligent's revenue growth slowed in the March quarter and the board papers software company is forecasting even slower sales growth for calendar 2014. Audio

12:17 PM.The Warehouse says it now expects its annual profit to be lower than it was predicting back in March. Audio

12:00 PM.The US says it knows it has New Zealand's support for its actions in Iraq and A rescue pilot is poised to drop emergency food to a kayaker off Taranaki. Audio