The global shortages of orange juice is good news for our local growers.

The world's largest grower Brazil has been hit by drought and disease, bringing juicing orange yields down by at least a third.

That, combined with lower yields on the East Coast due to Cyclone Gabrielle damage, has left New Zealand with a shortage of orange juice.

Orange grower and Citrus NZ board member Matthew Carter told Ryan Bridge it's been quite profitable for those growing here.

He says juice grade fruit usually would be worth around 50 cents a kilo, and that's nearly doubled over the last couple of years.

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The global shortages of orange juice is good news for our local growers. 
The world's largest grower Brazil has been hit by drought and disease, bringing juicing orange yields down by at least a third. 
That, combined with lower yields on the East Coast due to Cyclone Gabrielle damage, has left New Zealand with a shortage of orange juice. 
Orange grower and Citrus NZ board member Matthew Carter told Ryan Bridge it's been quite profitable for those growing here. 
He says juice grade fruit usually would be worth around 50 cents a kilo, and that's nearly doubled over the last couple of years. 
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Matthew Carter: Orange grower and Citrus NZ board member on the global shortages of orange juice

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Full Show Podcast: 18 September 2024 

It’s not just New Zealand who’s been experiencing an icy start to Spring.

Australia has seen record low temperatures across the southeast, with an icy blast catching several states unaware. 

Canberra marked its coldest September morning on record, with Monday hitting –6.9C, and many regions were hitting below 0.

Australia Correspondent Donna Demaio told Ryan Bridge that the system has come almost from Antarctica, and the temperatures are sitting about five to eight degrees lower than average.

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It’s not just New Zealand who’s been experiencing an icy start to Spring. 
Australia has seen record low temperatures across the southeast, with an icy blast catching several states unaware.  
Canberra marked its coldest September morning on record, with Monday hitting –6.9C, and many regions were hitting below 0. 
Australia Correspondent Donna Demaio told Ryan Bridge that the system has come almost from Antarctica, and the temperatures are sitting about five to eight degrees lower than average. 
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Donna Demaio: Australia Correspondent on the record low temperatures in south-east Australia

More children in this country are being hospitalised for preventable diseases. 

A new Cure Kids report reveals hospital admissions for respiratory, skin and rheumatic conditions, mental health issues and dental diseases, remain unacceptably high. 

It identifies social factors —like child poverty, housing conditions and inequitable access to care— as key drivers, and notes Māori and Pasifika children are disproportionately affected.

Chair of Child Health at Auckland University Stuart Dalziel told Ryan Bridge that we need to look at which children we’re failing, and if there is a failing on the basis of race, we need to ask why.

He said that the answer may not be specifically race-targeted policy, but there does need to be policy, and we need to be very clear about where there is failings so they can be corrected. 

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More children in this country are being hospitalised for preventable diseases.  
A new Cure Kids report reveals hospital admissions for respiratory, skin and rheumatic conditions, mental health issues and dental diseases, remain unacceptably high.  
It identifies social factors —like child poverty, housing conditions and inequitable access to care— as key drivers, and notes Māori and Pasifika children are disproportionately affected. 
Chair of Child Health at Auckland University Stuart Dalziel told Ryan Bridge that we need to look at which children we’re failing, and if there is a failing on the basis of race, we need to ask why. 
He said that the answer may not be specifically race-targeted policy, but there does need to be policy, and we need to be very clear about where there is failings so they can be corrected.  
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Matthew Carter: Orange grower and Citrus NZ board member on the global shortages of orange juice

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