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Kakariki Olives Mediterranean Blend Extra Virgin Olive Oil
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Kakariki Olives Mediterranean Blend Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Produced by Kakariki Olives — producer profile

Blend Picual, Picholine — variety guides

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Latest recorded release · 2025

2 awards across 2 releases

Latest: Silver · ONZ · 2025

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PicualPicholine

Produced by Kakariki Olives in Nelson, New Zealand, this Mediterranean Blend Extra Virgin Olive Oil combines Picual and Picholine olives. Ideal for finishing dishes or enhancing salads, vegetables, and pasta.

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Release History

Recorded award profile: typically Silver across 2 release years; tiers have been fairly consistent year to year. This describes recorded results, not future awards.

2026 Predicted
Expected availability: 13 August 2026
Varieties
Picual Picholine

Award outlook · prediction

Based on this oil's recorded award history. These are anticipated tiers if the oil enters and receives a recorded result; they are not guaranteed awards.

  • Olives New Zealand Awards: typically Silver, from 2 release years
2025
Available: 13 August 2025
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Varieties
Picual Picholine

Awards & recognition

2024
Varieties
Picual Picholine
Producer Notes
It features notes of green tomato leaves, fresh herbs, and a peppery finish.

Awards & recognition

2000
Producer established

Kakariki Olives was established in 2000.

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Oil Character

Place & provenance

Sense of place

This oil is listed as originating in Tasman-Nelson, South Island, New Zealand.

Why choose it

Choose a clearly identified origin when local identity, traceability and connection to a particular growing area matter to you.

Worth knowing

Origin can make an oil distinctive, but does not by itself guarantee quality or a particular flavour.

Listed originTasman-Nelson, South Island, New Zealand
Olive composition

Blend

The latest release lists Picual, Picholine.

Why choose it

A blend can combine complementary cultivar traits and offer a broader flavour profile.

Worth knowing

The listed varieties do not reveal their proportions or prove a particular blending intention.

Release dataPicualPicholine

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