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Editor, The Beacon: I am a 74-year Washington resident, 45 years in Mukilteo. We live half the time in New Zealand, and have spent 14 years planting, growing and harvesting…
Read MoreNew Zealand producers have excelled at this year’s Los Angeles Southern Hemisphere EVOO Awards, taking out an incredible 13 Gold, four Silver and two Bronze medals – as well as…
Read MoreDates have been announced for the 2014 NZ EVOO Awards, so add them to your diaries now. Entries open on 11 August and close on 5 September, with the Awards…
Read MoreLegend has it that Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom, unearthed the first olive tree in Greece and in so doing gave the world olive oil. And for that we are…
Read MoreCertification of 2014 oils is now underway by Olives New Zealand and certification documents are available for downloading from the Olives NZ website here. Certification and the OliveMark provide consumers…
Read MoreDetails of the 2014 NZ Easter Show Olive Oil Awards have now been finalised, so it’s time to get your entries organised. Led by chief judge Dr Laurence Eyres, the…
Read MoreHealth groups and nutritional experts are at loggerheads over a decision by New Zealand’s government to join Australia’s star rating system, with some criticising it for having ignored research on…
Read MoreIn its annual overview for the 2014 Australian and New Zealand Olive Industry Directory, the AOA estimates 2013 domestic olive oil production at 19 million litres, following a reduced crop…
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