Midday Report for Monday 26 January 2015

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

12:27 PM.The veteran New Zealand spin bowler Daniel Vettori says batsmen should never be run out in a game of cricket. Audio

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

12:22 PM.The head of the world's largest advertising group WPP, Sir Martin Sorrell, says there's no proof that equality stimulates growth. Audio

12:20 PM.The American president, Barack Obama is in India to bolster trade and defence ties. Mr Obana and Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, reached agreement on a long-stalled pact that will allow American… Read more Audio

12:18 PM.Syriza is demanding a debt writeoff, but analysts think it's more likely it and the troika of official lenders will ease the current euro-area bailout terms . Audio

12:16 PM.The BNZ- Business New Zealand's Performance of Services Index rose nearly 2 points to 56 point 5 in December, the average level for 2014. Audio

12:00 PM.The police say the family of a six-year-old girl are devastated after seeing her killed in a quad bike crash near Masterton yesterday. The SPCA's national headquarters is distancing itself from… Read more Audio