August 2026
A very successful Field Day was held at John and Seok Dawn’s grove in Waipapa on 2 August. Dr Laurence Eyres gave us a most interesting presentation on a wide range of olive oil issues. [...]
June 2026
Another olive harvest season is now behind us, and we can reflect on how our groves performed. Some members from the Far North have again reported good fruit and oil yields and more success in [...]
March 2026
A most interesting Field Day was held at Linda and Chris Smith’s grove, “Olives on the Hill” Mangawhai on 1 March. We are extremely grateful to those members who host our Field Days and show [...]
November 2025
To read the November 2025 newsletter, please click on the link below. NewsLetter-111
September 2025
It was a smaller harvest for most this year with several groves not being harvested at all – not just in Northland but in every region it seems. For those that did harvest, the usual [...]
December 2024
Click here to read full newsletter Issue 108 - December 2024
March 2025
Introducing your new chairman Ewen and his wife Lesley have been involved in the olive industry for 18 years, initially helping out on Leslie's sister's grove, then purchasing their own 600 Tree Grove in 2014 [...]
October 2024
Report from the chair Dear Oliveti members Olive oil is such a great product and we should all be so proud to be producing such a wonderful health food. More and more we are hearing [...]
June 2024
Dear Oliveti Members Welcome to another newsletter. Most of us by now will have completed our harvest. From the feedback that I have received the harvest for most was better than last year so more [...]
March 2024
Dear Oliveti Members Welcome to the first newsletter for 2024 and welcome to our new editor Adrienne Gilmore. We are so pleased to have her skills and are so appreciative of her taking on this [...]