April 30, 2022
Olives New Zealand is recruiting for a new Executive Officer. After almost 11 years in the role and for a variety of reasons, Gayle Sheridan has advised the Executive that this will be her last year. The Conference/Awards Dinner would be a good time...Read more
February 14, 2022
Consumer NZ has recently completed a review of 20 Extra Virgin Olive Oils sold in New Zealand. Whilst the good news was that all products were assessed as Extra Virgin and two of our members (Olivo and Kapiti) received the highest awards, the sad...Read more
December 5, 2021
An exciting new project funded by MBIE provides an opportunity to showcase NZ EVOO.
This is the High Value Nutrition Project – He Rourou Whai Painga. The project is led by a consortium of partners including Auckland, Canterbury and Massey...Read more
October 12, 2021
Kapiti and Wairarapa Olive Oil makers have swept the annual New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards, winning all of the five major awards for Olive Oil Excellence. The winners were announced at the Olives NZ 2021 Award Ceremony held at...Read more
September 18, 2021
A new record has been set with 218 oils submitted for Certification in 2021 and a few late comers expected. This heads off the previous record of 217 oils in 2016. The following table shows Certification data for the past 10 years...Read more
July 30, 2021
Codex Alimentarius (Codex) is a collection of internationally adopted food standards and related texts. They aim to protect consumers’ health and ensure fair practices in the food trade.
The next Codex Committee on Fats and Oils will be held on...Read more
May 25, 2021
Once again six Extra Virgin Olive Oils made by New Zealand growers have taken out top awards at the 2021 New York International Olive Oil Competition. From Wairarapa; Loopline Olives have won two Gold Medals, Olive Black has won one Gold medal and...Read more
April 8, 2021
To see the Olives NZ members who offer processing services please see as follows.
2021 Processors Register...Read more
October 31, 2020
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/horowhenua-chronicle/news/olive-oil-company-going-from-strength-to-strength/F37KL4RXR5OQKJTERHOZQPCEJ4/?fbclid=IwAR0bfUZ_MDBlzVCA6DPU9ZwEJVhuOx6HW9SOIIC4Goo8c3SD_dz-v3m9rY8 ...Read more
October 27, 2020
To see photos from 2020 Conference and the NZ EVOO Awards Dinner see below
2020 Awards and Conference Story Book...Read more