Midday Report for Wednesday 12 July 2017

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

12:26 PM.Men's second seed, Novak Djokovic, has criticised Wimbledon officials following his straight sets fourth round win over France's Adrian Mannarino. Audio

12:24 PM.Official numbers indicate --- guest nights -- the measure of people staying in commercial accommodation ... fell a seasonally adjusted 2-point-5 percent in May on April, but were up 7-point-3 percent… Read more Audio

12:22 PM.For the latest from the markets we're joined by Mark Fowler at Hobson Wealth Partners. Audio

12:20 PM.The country's banking system is likely to face tougher and more intrusive regulation in the longer term. Audio

12:19 PM.The ANZ Bank's monthly truckometer suggests the economy has perked up again after a soft start to the year. Audio

12:18 PM.The mobile payments company, Pushpay, is planning to raise 25-million American dollars to speed up its move into profitability as it also contemplates a sharemarket listing in the United States. Audio

12:16 PM.The cloud accounting software company, Xero, says it's turned out one of the techology sector's best financial performances of the past year, with the momentum and cash flow to fund a new phase of… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Winter weather causes a dozen crashes on southern roads and Americas Cup supporters brave sleet and snow for Christchurch parade. Audio