Midday Report for Friday 4 July 2014

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

12:26 PM.NZ golfer Danny Lee is one shot of the lead in the PGA Tour event. Audio

12:23 PM.For the latest from the markets we're joined by Campbell Johnstone at Macquarie Private Wealth. Audio

12:20 PM.Summerset's second quarter sales of 57 new retirement units takes the total for the first half to 105, still lagging the 116 sold in the same six months last year. Audio

12:19 PM.Vista Group International plans to raise more than 100 million dollars and to list on both the NZX and the ASX. Audio

12:17 PM.Both confidence among manufacturers and their export sales are improving strongly, despite the very high New Zealand dollar. Audio

12:00 PM.Failings by the Bay of Plenty DHB are found to have contributed to the deaths of two people and an academic says there's no reason a criminal conviction would hinder the Maori King's son. Audio