Midday Report for Thursday 27 August 2015

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

12:26 PM.Our Olympic track silver medallist Nick Willis is hoping several weeks of altitude training will give him an edge at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing. Audio

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

12:22 PM.Scales half year profit has risen more than 60 percent, resulting from a strong performance across all parts of its apple production, processing and export business. Audio

12:21 PM.Delegat Group has made a record high operating profit, following record case sales. Audio

12:20 PM.The state-owned broadcaster, TVNZ, has lifted its full year profit result by a half, due to taking greater market share and selling property. Audio

12:19 PM.New Zealand Oil and Gas has reported a full year loss, due to asset writedowns. Audio

12:18 PM.Vodafone has reported a heavier full year loss. Audio

12:17 PM.Tourism Holdings says it's now focused on strong revenue growth after an 81 percent jump in its annual profit. Audio

12:00 PM.Children's Commissioner highlights chronic staffing problems at Child Youth and Family and Parliament is urged to keep parents in the loop about underage abortions. Audio