Midday Report for Tuesday 5 August 2014

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

12:26 PM.Anthony Hudson is the new All Whites coach. Audio

12:24 PM.For the latest from the markets we're joined by Angus Marks at First NZ Capital. Audio

12:22 PM.A New Zealand company hoping to mine phosphate from the ocean floor, is narrowing the scope of its application for a prospecting licence by about half. Audio

12:21 PM.MediaWorks has appointed Mark Weldon as its new chief executive. Audio

12:19 PM.Sales of houses by Auckland's largest real estate agent fell 17 percent in July compared with the same month a year ago. Audio

12:17 PM.Brisco Group lifted second-quarter sales more than 7 percent, taking the increase in first-half sales to 6-and-a-half percent, and says its gross profit margins for the half year also rose. Audio

12:00 PM.Iwi descendants and the Crown gather for the signing of the Whanganui River Treaty settlement and the Court of Appeal dismisses Helen Milner's appeal against her conviction for murder. Audio