Midday Report for Tuesday 17 February 2015

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

12:26 PM.The toss was a good one to win for the New Zealand cricket captain Brendon McCullum in their World Cup match against Scotland in Dunedin. Audio

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

12:21 PM.Pacific Brands has reported a loss of 108 point 7 million Australian dollars in the six months to December, primarily due to writedowns of its assets. Audio

12:19 PM.Full year profits at Property for Industry have jumped by half. Audio

12:18 PM.Greater sharemarket activity has helped lift NZX's full year profit. Audio

12:17 PM.Westpac Bank will pay 3 million dollars after becoming the third bank to settle with the Commerce Commission over interest rate swap products that some farmers claimed were misleading. Audio

12:00 PM.The Government's yet to decide whether troops could shoot to kill if sent to Iraq and hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of traffic fines remain unpaid. Audio