Midday Report for Thursday 13 April 2017

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

12:26 PM.Sonny Bill Williams will start for the Blues with a jersey missing two team sponsors but adorned with a new one in Saturday's night Super Rugby clash with the defending champion Hurricanes in… Read more Audio

12:24 PM.For the latest from the markets we're joined by Don Lewthwaite at FNZC. Audio

12:22 PM.An investment firm says New Zealand's small and medium-sized businesses are doing themselves and their shareholders no favours by turning their back on the local stock exchange. Audio

12:21 PM.New Zealand's third largest rest home operator, Oceania Healthcare, has raised 200-million dollars in a share float. Audio

12:19 PM.The housing market has showed further signs of stabilising with a slight gain on prices. Audio

12:17 PM.Activity in the manufacturing sector has bounced back to its best level in more than a year. Audio

12:00 PM.'The most powerful storm in decades' bears down on New Zealand. We'll cross live to our reporters in the field as the country prepares for Cyclone Cook. Audio