Midday Report for Wednesday 21 December 2016

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

12:26 PM.The trade deficit has fallen. Audio

12:26 PM.The Argentinean tennis star and major drawcard Juan Martin del Potro appears likely to miss next month's ASB Classic in Auckland due to ongoing injury concerns. Audio

12:23 PM.For the latest from the markets we're joined by Belinda Stanley at Craigs Investment Partners. Audio

12:22 PM.In Australia, there are more signs of oversupply in the apartment market. Audio

12:21 PM.The troubled vocational training company, Intueri Education, has suffered another financial blow with some Australian government funding not coming through, which will cause it to miss its profit… Read more Audio

12:19 PM.A rural economist expects the dairy co-operative, Fonterra, to lift its forecast payout early next year. Audio

12:17 PM.The campervan rental company, Tourism Holdings, is investing about 100-million dollars to expand its North American business. Audio

12:00 PM.A major rugby union is told to clean up its act on player behaviour and KiwiRail is switiching off electric trains on the Auckland-Wellington line. Audio