Midday Report for Friday 3 July 2015

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

12:27 PM.The Highlanders coach Jamie Josephy says dealing with the hype surrounding two weeks of knock out rugby won't count against them in tomorrow night's Super rugby final against the Hurricanes in… Read more Audio

12:24 PM.For the latest from the markets we're joined by Melika King at Craigs Investment Partners. Audio

12:21 PM.Another large retail bank is betting the Reserve Bank will return interest rates to their record low of 2-and-a-half percent due to low inflation, falling confidence and sharp falls on Chinese equity… Read more Audio

12:19 PM.One of Auckland's leading real estate firms says prices hit another all time high, but the pace of growth slowed dramatically. Audio

12:17 PM.Shares in the struggling Pumpkin Patch have fallen 13 percent after the company signalled a modest annual loss, and a sharp fall in future earnings. Audio

12:00 PM.The police say the Ashburton deaths are a tragic accident, Auckland's Skypath gets resource consent. Audio