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Olives New Zealand is confident growers and olive oil supply will not be significantly affected by the collapse of Wairarapa producer The Olive Press, despite concerns the closure marks the end of an era for the region.
The family-owned company confirmed this week it had gone into liquidation after 27 years in business.
Executive officer Emma Glover told RNZ the wider olive industry had enough capacity to absorb the work previously handled by The Olive Press.
“The Olive Press managed groves, and they harvested and pressed for different growers within the Wairarapa, but we are a national industry and there is capacity within the service providers of the industry to be able to pick up the work or the groves that…