Midday Report for Tuesday 16 September 2014

12:36 PM.News from the rural and farming sectors. Audio

12:26 PM.Ryan Crotty is ruled out of the Argentina test. Audio

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

12:21 PM.Cooks Global Foods says it plans to buy the Esquires Coffee Houses master franchise for China for 8.3 million dollars to be paid for with new Cooks shares. Audio

12:19 PM.Te Tumu Paeroa, the Maori Trustee, has decided to invest in listed shares for the first time in its 92 years. Audio

12:17 PM.Analysts say Infratil's sales of its Australian energy businesses for 605 million Australian dollars plus adjustments is an outstanding success. Audio

12:00 PM.Laila Harre backs Kim Dotcom's claim his residency was granted so he could be extradited to the US and new information is released about the death of a 16-year-old in a Christchurch fire. Audio