an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . june 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message zealong product type tea owner zealong country new zealand introduced 1996 website www.zealong.com zealong is a new zealand tea company based in hamilton new zealand where local climate terroir and lack of heavy frost 1 aid in growing the camellia sinensis tea plant 2 and encouraged initial propagation trials in 1996 . it is the first commercial tea plantation in new zealand . 3 they specialise in high quality loose teas green oolong and black and are organic or conversion organic certified halal certified and iso 22000 haccp certified . zealong distributes to fine food shops specialty shops and through various tea businesses in the world . in january 2010 the company opened a restaurant on the estate 3 camellia tea house . the same year zealong gift boxes have been voted world s best packaging by the dieline the world s 1 package design website . 4 a successful export company 5 and a waikato icon cited for its innovative approach 6 ambition 7 and support to local economy zealong has triggered overseas medias curiosity particularly in china 8 9 and taiwan 10 where this type of tea historically originates from . popular new zealand investigation programme campbell live showcased zealong in 2009 11 and case studied the company as part of their subject on counterfeit products and the historical drought that hit the country in 2013 . 12 references edit zealong seeks residents tolerance over frost fight . retrieved 26 february 2013 . time for tea new zealanders and tea . retrieved 26 february 2013 . a b new zealand herald . the new zealand herald . 30 november 2012 . retrieved 26 february 2013 . zealong s gift box voted world s best . packaging design . retrieved 26 february 2013 . zealong s tea eyes new markets . retrieved 16 january 2014 . science learn showcases tea company s innovative spirit . retrieved 16 january 2014 . prime minister john key s official twitter account . retrieved 12 february 2015 . china s cctv4 on new zealand tea company . retrieved 16 january 2014 . china s ctitv discovers new zealand tea . retrieved 16 january 2014 . taiwanese set tv explores new zealand tea . retrieved 16 january 2014 . campbell live tea time . retrieved 16 january 2014 . new zealand s only tea plantation coping with drought . retrieved 16 january 2014 . external links edit official website this tea related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e this new zealand corporation or company article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title zealong & oldid 723457013 categories tea brandscompanies based in hamilton new zealandcompanies established in 1996food and drink companies of new zealandnew zealand brandstea stubsnew zealand company stubshidden categories use new zealand english from august 2015all wikipedia articles written in new zealand englisharticles with a promotional tone from june 2015all articles with a promotional toneuse dmy dates from january 2014all stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 3 june 2016 at 04 38 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view