Oct 16, 2015 | Australia, NZ, Olive business
The 2015 Australian and New Zealand Olive Industry Directory (OID) celebrates 10 years in print for this “must have” industry information source. Publisher Ryan Media began compiling annual industry listings in 2006, when there were just 520 olivegrowers and olive...
Oct 16, 2015 | NZ, Olive business, Surveys
The 2015 Grove Census has now been emailed out to all Olives New Zealand members and some 25% have already been returned. Grower assistance in completing the Grove Census and returning promptly is much appreciated, providing valuable background information for future...
Oct 15, 2015 | Awards, NZ
Olives NZ is proudly celebrating major wins by members in the Oliveti 2015 Awards. The coveted Best in Show award was won by Takatu Olives for its Frantoio EVOO, which also won Best in Class in the Medium Single category. Best in Class in the Medium Blend category was...
Oct 15, 2015 | NZ, Research
Olives New Zealand has received exceptionally strong support for its Focus Grove Project, backed up with pledges from both members and several non-members. In fact, pledges to date now exceed the 50% of project cost needed for matched funding, which has enabled ONZ to...
Oct 15, 2015 | Australia, International News/Trends, NZ, Olive business
Subscribers to our quarterly industry magazine, Olivegrower & Processor, can now view back issues online – great for referencing when you’re away from the grove and can’t access your hard copy. All editions from 2012-2015 have been uploaded – just log in to the...
Oct 12, 2015 | NZ, Olive business
Not long to wait now: the winners of the 2015 Olives New Zealand EVOO Awards will be announced at the Awards Dinner in Wellington tomorrow, 3 October. With an international judging panel including experts from Australia, Japan and New Zealand, this is the country’s...