Kapiti Picual Blend
David and Helen Walshaw's 2,300 olive trees are nestled amongst the productive Te Horo market garden area on the Kapiti Coast (40 miles north of Wellington). The grove comprises a mix of Italian, Spanish, and Greek olive trees which give a wonderful variety of olive tastes. Our finest olives are picked and expertly blended to capture the distinctive robust and fruity flavors produced from the river silt loam soils of the Kapiti Coast.
Where to Find Olives New Zealand has more than 200 members, representing the majority of commercial olive groves and most of the smaller groves in New Zealand. Our growers vary in size from hobby groves of less than 100 trees to commercial groves of 40,000 trees. Olives New Zealand sets and maintains quality standards for New Zealand-produced olive products, provides quality research and development and facilitates progressive direction for stakeholders in the olive industry.
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