The likes of Gisborne, Hawke’s Bay and Wairarapa are set to enjoy a “lovely fine morning,” Corrigan said. Tauranga is shaping up to be one of the warmest places in the country on Monday with a high of 27 degrees Celsius. Areas in Northland, including Whangārei, Kerikeri and Kaitaia are forecast to reach highs of 25C. Corrigan said, across the board, the North Island is looking at mid- to high-20s temperatures. “Nothing too crazy going on, pretty nice day for most,” Corrigan explained. Wellington will reach a high of 21C, and Auckland will reach a high of 23C.
A shopper asked social media users why the cost had soared by 300 per cent
Some users were outraged and said the cost of mandarins was $3 months ago
Shoppers have been left outraged after discovering the cost of a children s pack of mandarins has been raised by almost 300 per cent at Coles.
The cost of the popular fruit has skyrocketed to $11.90 per 700-gram pack at Coles stores around Australia - up from about $3.
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A social media user made the discovery on Sunday evening and asked others if they thought the cost was too high. Is it just me, or is this rather excessive for seven mandarins? A much bigger bag of oranges is $6.90, the user wrote.
Australian shoppers complain of 300% price hike on mandarins
Australians were outraged after discovering the cost of a children s pack of mandarins has been raised by almost 300 per cent at Coles. Some shoppers pointed out that mandarins are a winter fruit and are out of season in December, forcing supermarkets to hike the cost to $17 per kilo.
Coles Business Category Manager for Fruit, Daniel Corrigan, told Daily Mail Australia the cost of mandarins has been inflated due to limited availability.
The user who posed the original question said they had still never seen the cost soar to $17 in summer. “The price is really high, I mean, they are usually three bucks for this bag . And why aren t oranges so much more expensive? I ve never seen them this expensive, even out of season,” they wrote.