Midday Report for Tuesday 8 July 2014

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

12:26 PM.The New Zealand Commonwealth Games team has been completed with the naming of the men's hockey team. Audio

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

12:21 PM.Meridian Energy has inked a four-year deal so it can get electricty from its counterpart, Genesis, if dry weather means it can't generate enough hydro power itself. Audio

12:20 PM.The government's operating deficit in May is more than 330 million dollars higher than Treasury forecast. Audio

12:18 PM.The Institute of Economic Research's latest quarterly survey of 634 firms found a net 33 percent of them expect economic conditions to improve, down from the above 50 percent results in the March and… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.ACC figures show the number of teenage rugby players getting head, neck and spine injuries is rising and Bill English says the government needs to keep a tight rein on spending. Audio