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Benefits of Membership    

• Building your knowledge and experience through participating in ONZ activities at national and regional levels
• Accessing ONZ’s knowledge base
• Participating in ONZ’s qualilty programmes to help growers produce the highest quality extra virgin olive oil
• Benefiting from ONZ’s marketing initiatives
• Benefiting from a strong industry organisation

Building Your Knowledge and Experience Through Participating in ONZ Activities at National and Regional Levels

• When you join ONZ you also become a member of your regional olive associations
• Regional branch activities include fielddays; courses; market days; open days; Christmas lunches and provide opportunities to talk with other growers.
• Participating in branch activiies is a valuable way to build your experience and knowledge of the industry and industry-related issues
• Local branches benefit financially through a capitation payment from ONZ for each member and are so better placed to provide educational and other activties for members
• Members can attend annual conferences at reduced rates and vote on key issues in AGMs

Access to ONZ’s Knowledge Base

As a member you will:

• have access to “Best Practices for Growing Olives in New Zealand” (IOP Manual). For an indication of the range of topics the manual covers click here
• have access to the ONZ Library with its range of research reports on olive-related issue
• be able to access summaries of the monthly executive meetings
• receive copies of your local regional branch newsletters
• get, as part of the membership fee, copies of “The Orchardist” that carry articles and commentary on the olive industry (6 copies per annum)
• be well informed about the wider issues facing the horticultural sector in New Zealand through “The Orchardist” and through participation as a sector member in Horticultural New Zealand conferences
• receive other relevant material from time to time

ONZ’s Quality Initiatives: Helping Growers Produce the Highest Quality Extra Virgin Olive Oil

There are reduced costs for members participating in these initiatives

The ONZ Certification Programme - In order to meet the internationally agreed criteria governing whether oil can be labelled as New Zealand extra virgin olive oil, an oil has to meet four criteria:

• the international standard for fatty acid levels
• the more stringent ONZ standard for peroxide level
• the absence of sensory defects in taste and smell.
• a minimum level of fruitiness.

ONZ has established an internationally accredited sensory panel to perform the sensory assessment. Members are encouraged to have their oils assessed by the panel once they have received results of the chemical analyses.

The ONZ Quality Mark - Those oils that meet the chemical and sensory requirements are eligible to be sold under the ONZ Quality Mark. The Quality Mark guarantees that the oil is from New Zealand-grown olives and meets the appropriate standards for extra virgin olive oil

The ONZ Olive Oil Annual Awards - Growers are encouraged to enter their oils in the ONZ annual national competition for Best of Show, and Gold, Silver and Bronze awards. The judging panel provides feedback to each entrant about their oil.

The ONZ Marketing Initiative

ONZ seeks to promote members’ extra virgin olive oils in New Zealand markets.

ONZ marketing initiatives include:

• members having a link from the ONZ webpage to their company /grove webpage
• listing on its website retail outlets throughout New Zealand that sell ONZ members’ oil
• listing the results of the ONZ Olive Oil National Awards on its webpage
• encouraging regional branches to develop local initiatives and to build local knowledge of the olive oil industry and its products

Building A Strong Industry Organisation

ONZ’ strength as an industry organisation depends on active participation of all those working in the industry.

It is important that the executive should be able to draw on members representing all facets of the olive industry.

The Annual Conferences provide key opportunities for members to meet, discuss and vote on issues, set strategic directions and elect the executive.

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