Midday Report for Friday 20 November 2015

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

12:27 PM.The New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko is on the leaderboard after the opening round of the LPGA tour's season-ending Tour Championship in Florida. Audio

12:26 PM.The country's largest listed retailer, the Warehouse, has said it expects a full year profit for this year to be broadly in-line with last year .. obvisouly the Xmas trading period is crucial to that.

12:23 PM.For the latest from the markets we're joined by Bryan Shepherd at Macquarie Private Wealth Audio

12:22 PM.There's been a flurry of company earnings reports today, mostly from small technology companies that listed on the NZX last year. Audio

12:21 PM.Insurance company Tower will report an annual loss next week because it's had to put aside more to cover the cost of the Canterbury earthquake claims. Audio

12:19 PM.The listed retirement village operator, Ryman Healthcare, has reported a higher net profit as it heads towards record building rates. Audio

12:17 PM.Outdoor goods and clothing retailer, Kathmandu has been holding its annual shareholder meeting in Christchurch today- with a contentious incentive package for the new chief executive drawing a lot of… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.A man who attacked elderly women in their homes has been given an indefinite jail term and a public memorial service will be held for Jonah Lomu. Audio