Midday Report for Thursday 15 February 2018

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

12:26 PM.The Crusaders, Highlanders, Hurricanes and Blues all have their final hit outs today ahead of the Super Rugby season kicking off next week. Audio

12:25 PM.The Super Fund's chief investment officer, Matt Whineray, will take over as the acting chief executive of New Zealand's pension fund, when Adrian Orr leaves to begin his job as Governor of the Reserve… Read more Audio

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

12:21 PM.A building sector group says there's no guarantee that big foreign construction firms will fill the gap left by Fletcher Building's planned exit from doing by commercial projects. Audio

12:20 PM.Rubber-goods maker Skellerup's profit has risen because of strong gains in its industrial division. Audio

12:19 PM.As you may heard in the news the real estate market has had a reasonable start to the year, with sales at their strongest level in 19 months. Audio

12:17 PM.The stock exchange has a new entrant today with an online packaging and export company, QEX Logistics, debuting on the NXT market. Audio

12:00 PM.Claims of the sexual assault of interns are made against a major law firm. There have been multiple fatalities in a school shooting in Florida. Audio