27 Jan 2025

The good oil: Juno Olives' Andy Liley on a boutique business

From Nine To Noon, 11:30 am on 27 January 2025
Close up of olives, and image of Andy and Helen Liley.

Photo: Supplied: Juno Olives

As far as career changes go, you'd be hard pressed to find a bigger one.

Andy Liley had worked as a paediatric anaethetist for nearly two decades, both in the UK and in New Zealand.

But he'd always been interested in growing stuff.

When the opportunity to take over a 1500-tree olive grove in the Wairarapa arose - he seized it.

He and his wife Helen now own Juno Olives - set up originally by Karen and Ian Juno in a location just outside Greytown.

He joins Kathryn to talk about how they operate, what they produce and the passion Kiwi olive growers have in the boutique industry.