Midday Report for Thursday 26 June 2014

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

12:26 PM.France have gone to the top of their group at the football World Cup while 10-man Ecuador have been eliminated after a nil-all draw at the Maracana stadium. Audio

12:23 PM.For the latest from the markets we're joined by Angus Marks at First NZ Capital. Audio

12:21 PM.The country's only oil refinery has unveiled plans for a new low-carbon plant at Marsden Point in Northland. Audio

12:19 PM.Ryman Healthcare has bought a site in Pukekohe on which it plans to build a 100-million-dollar retirement village. Audio

12:17 PM.Port of Tauranga has formed a 10-year freight alliance with Kotahi, a freight company owned by Fonterra and Silver Fern Farms, which it says will immediately add to earnings. Audio

12:00 PM.A man has been found not guilty by reason of insanity eight years after a fatal hammer attack and the Government is pressing on with its one-organisation policy to support several departments. Audio