Midday Report for Thursday 25 September 2014

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

12:26 PM.All Blacks hooker set for surprise debut as fatherhood disrupts the New Zealand camp again. Audio

12:24 PM.For the latest from the markets we're joined by James Malden at Macquarie Private Wealth. Audio

12:20 PM.The Otago-based medical diagnostics company, Pacific Edge, says Japan has given it a patent for its colon and rectal cancer technology. Audio

12:19 PM.Hallenstein Glasson's full year net profit fell nearly 24 percent to 14.3-million dollars, primarily due to poor sales, particularly in December. Audio

12:17 PM.KPMG insists New Zealand's banking industry is highly competitive, even though banks' profit margins swelled in the June quarter. Audio

12:00 PM.IPCA rules officer justifed in pursuing speeding car and public donations pour in for a good samaritan injured in robbery attempt. Audio