Home / The CountrySally RoundRNZ·10 Aug, 2026 07:30 AM4 mins to readDiana and Grant Crosse in their olive grove. Photo / RNZDiana and Grant Crosse in their olive grove. Photo / RNZYou might not think livestock ear tags would be useful on an olive grove.But the coloured markers adorning the rows in Diana and Grant Crosse’s 2200-tree orchard near Ōtaki have found a new life signifying different olive varieties.

“The blue is Frantoio, yellow Leccino, green Picual and purple Koroneiki.

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