Midday Report for Tuesday 16 December 2014

12:34 PM.News from the rural and farming sectors. Audio

12:26 PM.The Auckland City coach Ramon Tribulietx says keeping the players grounded without denting their confidence is key to maintaining the team's fairytale run at the football Club World Cup. Audio

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

12:22 PM.Holcim New Zealand has sold its lime business to the Canadian company, Graymont, for an undisclosed price. Audio

12:20 PM.SLI Systems says its servers handled 1.3 billion search queries in November, a 46 percent increase on the same month last year. Audio

12:18 PM.Mighty River Power is selling its geothermal development interests in Chile and Germany, but will retain its United States-based geothermal investment. Audio

12:17 PM.Goodman Property Trust has sold its industrial facility at Wiri for about 53 million dollars. Audio

12:00 PM.Gunman's legal problems may have been a catalyst for the Sydney hostage siege and murderer Phillip John Smith pleads not guilty in court. Audio