Midday Report for Wednesday 9 March 2016

12:36 PM.News from the rural and farming sectors. Audio

12:26 PM.The failed drugs test of former world tennis number one Maria Sharapova was "reckless beyond description", according to former World Anti-Doping Agency president Dick Pound. Several key Hurricanes… Read more Audio

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

12:19 PM.Data and technology developer, Heyrex, says it's extended the deadline for raising the funds it needs to meet the rapidly growing international demand for its pet-tech products. Audio

12:17 PM.The booming tourism sector has put some pep into spending in local shops. A senior economist at ANZ bank, Phil Borkin, says there are strong tailwinds behind spending at the moment. Audio

12:00 PM.Rural land prices are expected to drop in the wake of the dairy payout cut and a new report finds adoption laws are discriminatory. Audio