Media

A smiling Founders of Opito Bay Salt Company a man and woman leaning on a rustic wooden railing indoors, with natural light coming through large windows in the background.

NZ Herald

From city life to sea life – how we became salt farmers on the Coromandel coast.

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A person in a yellow ski suit and white helmet skiing down a snowy mountain slope with snow-covered peaks and a clear blue sky in the background, on the cover of Kia Ora magazine.

KIA ORA

Opito Bay Salt Co. featured in Air New Zealand’s onboard magazine.

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Three friends enjoying a picnic on the grass near a body of water, toasting with glasses of white wine.

Sachies Kitchen TV

Erin and Perry show TV Chef Sachie around the salt farm and cook prawns on the beach.

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NZ Life & Leisure

Opito Bay Salt Co. featured in NZ Life & Leisure magazine.

International Recognition

Nestled in the remote beauty of the Coromandel Peninsula, Opito Bay Salt Company has been quietly making waves in the artisan food world – and now the rest of the world is starting to notice.

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the Informer

More awards in 2026 and Opito Bay salt goes to LA with Josh Emmett and Tourism NZ.

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DISH

Perry Talks to Deputy Editor of Dish Magazine about all things Salty and where the idea for Opito Bay Salt Company came from.

Two men shaking hands indoors, with a blue sign displaying 'Perry Cornish, OPITO Bay Salt Company' and a purple banner that says 'Brought to you by The Project' at the bottom.

THE PROJECT

Perry talks sea salt and the Cure Coromandel with The Project.

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Magazine cover featuring cauliflower and other food images, with headlines about family food, recipes, and local flavor in Waikato, New Zealand.

nourish

Salt has been a vital part of human civilization throughout history, valued as a means of preserving food and enhancing flavour.

A man and woman smiling and standing on a sandy beach with grass, ocean waves, and hills in the background. The man is wearing a black T-shirt with white lettering, and the woman is wearing a black top and sunglasses on her head. They are posing together with their arms around each other, enjoying a sunny day.

Rural exchange

Opito Bay Salt is an innovative, award-winning Kiwi business that produces 100% natural, handcrafted, solar-evaporated sea salt straight from New Zealand’s shores.

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People walking on a grassy trail near a lake with trees and a rocky shoreline, carrying bags and looking towards the water. The magazine cover features the title 'NZ Life & Leisure' and headlines about memorials, sea salt, and travel in Aotearoa.

NZ LIFE & LEISURE

Catch all the Champions at the 2024 Outstanding Food Producer Awards in this edition of NZ Life and Leisure.

Opito Bay Salt Radio interview with CFM. Two men wearing headphones, smiling at the camera in a recording studio, with one giving a thumbs-up.

CFM

Perry talks to Fabian Roberts about awards and life as a salt farmer.

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Front page of The Informed newspaper featuring a photo of Perry Cornish and Erin Mone, owners of Opito Bay Salt Company, at the beach with salt flats in the background.

THE INFORMER

Read our interviews from Jun 2022, Nov 2022 and Mar 2024.

Local Flavour: Jo Mannington gets the measure of avocados with a pinch of Opito Bay Sea Salt.

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nZ Herald

Opito Bay Salt Co. included in the NZ Herald’s Christmas Giving recommendations.

A promotional page featuring handcrafted artisan salt from Opito Bay, with a photo of Perry Cornish and Erin Mone standing on a beach.

our sumMer magazine

If someone didn’t already have dibs on the ‘100% Pure NZ’ logo, then Opito Bay Salt Company could well be a worthy contender.

Founder of Opito Bay Salt Erin and Perry standing on a grassy area near a body of water, with islands and hills in the background, smiling at the camera on a partly cloudy day.

COAST & COUNTRY

It’s a story we all love to read – a couple moves away from their stressful, corporate, city life and finds peace and purpose in their new rural life.