Jun 30, 2014 | NZ, Olive Oil News
There are several ways to harvest olives: laboriously beating the trees with sticks, using a hand rake, or using a mechanical rake. But Helen Meehan, owner of olive grove Olivo in Martinborough, in the Wairarapa, prefers the relatively new method of mechanically...
May 30, 2014 | NZ, Olive Oil News
The olives are plump and ripe for picking in the Agrodome grove and the inaugural 2014 harvest will be celebrated with an Olive Festival. The idea of new MICE Market Sales Manager Diane Curtis, the one-day festival is on Saturday, 7 June from 10am-2pm in the Education...
May 30, 2014 | NZ, Olive Oil News, Olives and Health
Over the last decade, everyone has been harping on about the beauty benefits of olive oil, but the truth is this kitchen staple has been used on the body since ancient times (thank you, Cleopatra). Naturally, olive oil is packed with anti-ageing antioxidants and...
May 30, 2014 | NZ, Olive Oil News, Olives and Health
New Zealand’s lawmakers have signed off on a new bill that that rewrites the country’s food safety regulations.
May 30, 2014 | NZ, Olive Oil News
Olive harvesting has started in the (Marlborough) region, with Seresin Estate being the first to get its fruit through the Marlborough Olive Press today. The press, in the Riverlands industrial estate, near Blenheim, processes fruit from around the district. It opens...
May 30, 2014 | NZ, Olive Oil News
There is not enough evidence to back a claim that olive leaf water extract boosts glucose tolerance, a European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) health claims panel has found. The panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) was asked its opinion after an...
