Congratulations to Robinsons Bay Olives winner of Best in Show and Isobel Olives Picual winner of Best Boutique oil in the 2023 New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards. This prestigious event sponsored by HortiCentre Charitable Trust, was held in...Read more
Reni Hildenbrand has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to tasting olive oils. She widely recognised across South Africa for her tastings courses and has sat on numerous international awards tasting panels over the years. Olives New Zealand is...Read more
Kapiti and Wairarapa Olive Oil makers have dominated the annual New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards, winning four of the five major awards for Olive Oil Excellence. The New Zealand Olive Oil Awards began in 2000 and recognise excellence in...Read more
Olives New Zealand is a proud supporter of the project. Through the generosity of members, some 990 litres of New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil has been supplied. Read more...Read more
The seminar will be led by Dr Soumi Paul Mukhopadhyay, Soumi (pronounced “Show – me”) is New South Wales Department of Primary Industries’ (NSW DPI) Sensory and Consumer Research Scientist for Horticultural research. She led the Hort...Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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