2012 New Zealand Gourmet Oil Competition

Nov 13, 2012 | EVOO, NZ, Olive Oil Shows

Waiheke Island producer Rangihoua Estate received the top honour of Best in Show for its ‘Waiheke Blend’ EVOO at the 2012 New Zealand Gourmet Oil Competition, the win backing up Rangihoua’s 2012 Supreme Champion award at the Sydney Royal Easter Show. Over 40 entries...

Olives sweet for Comvita

Oct 15, 2012 | NZ, Olives and Health, Research

A successful scientific trial has pushed Comvita’s share price to a five-year high and suggests the company’s olive-leaf extract may help prevent a form of diabetes in overweight, middle-aged men. The NZX-listed health company well known for its honey...

2012 New Zealand Gourmet Oil Competition

Sep 14, 2012 | NZ, Olive Oil Shows

Don’t forget to enter the 2012 New Zealand Gourmet Oil Competition, a celebration of the quality and variety of culinary oils available for retail sale in New Zealand. Run by the Canterbury A&P Association in conjunction with the Canterbury A&P Show, the...

ONZ Annual General Meeting

Sep 14, 2012 | NZ

The 2012 Annual General Meeting of Olives New Zealand is being held on Saturday, 29 September at the Brentwood Hotel, Kilbirnie, Wellington, starting at 3pm. All members are urged to attend. For more information, or to download minutes of previous meetings, go to the...

Infusing oil

Aug 17, 2012 | EVOO, NZ

New Zealand producers planning to infuse their Certified EVOO might like to consider an alternative this year. Olives NZ executive officer Gayle Sheridan said there is a shortage of Certified EVOO from the 2012 harvest, and a demand from people wishing to buy all...

Cafe Secrets features NZ EVOO and OliveMark

Aug 17, 2012 | EVOO, NZ

Olives NZ members are getting great promotion of their brands on the TV program Café Secrets. Screening on TV3, Sundays at 5pm, the program is featuring EVOO and also the OliveMark, providing positive support for the local industry and its quality products. You can...