Oranges and lemons, grapefruit and limes and tasty mandarins that melt in the mouth - all this winter fruit and more is going from Whangārei to folks down south.
The 10th annual Whangārei Lions clubs’ Citrus for the South campaign, where people drop off their excess winter fruit to send to those in need in the South Island, was held again yesterday.
The district’s Lions clubs - Whangārei, Hikurangi, Mangakahia, Tūtūkākā, Hātea and Onerahi - combined again to collect fruit at the Marist Sports Club, Ngunguru Sports Complex and Maungatapere Community Hall, with generous folk bringing a steady stream of fruit throughout the day.
And while tonnes of fruit was collected, organiser Terry Ward said the overall amount of fruit given was down on previous years, and he blames, in part, the weather.