Viavio Cheese

13/03/2026

Team is ready ! Come and see us!!

13/03/2026

A big Grazie to everyone indeed! The Nelson Italian Festival wouldn’t have been possible without all of you!!!

Before our announcement tomorrow, let us thank all the many people and organisations who helped make our Festival possible 🇮🇹💚

(Apologies, Facebook doesn't allow us to tag all of you - so we had to remove all the tags!)

🏛 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀
Italian Embassy in Wellington, Nelson City Council, Ministry for Ethnic Communities, Rātā Foundation

🏛 𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀
Italian Chamber of Commerce in New Zealand, Comites Nuova Zelanda, Multicultural Nelson Tasman Inc, NBS, Nelson Regional Development Agency, Bayleys Nelson Tasman, Viavio Cheese, Cancer Society Nelson Tasman

🛠 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀
Mitre 10 MEGA Nelson, Uniquely Melson, Mark Healey, MTF Finance Nelson, Genoese Foods, FC Nelson, Summit, Tasman Honda, The Little Pig Building Co, Rena & Rob Masters, Design Windows, Nelson Events & Venues

🎟 𝗥𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀
Flavia & Flavio, Viavio Cheese, Kakariki Olives, Andrea Ranieri, Ducati Owners Club Nelson, Italian Film Festival NZ, Nelson Classic Car Museum, Club Italia, Gelato Roma Nelson

⚽️🏈 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝘁
Salvito's Pizza Bar, Stefano's Pizza, Elba's Pazza Pizza, Gelato Roma Nelson

🎭 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀
Raffaele Bandoli (Artistic Director and musician), Paolo Rotondo and Italian Film Festival NZ, Birds-Eye, David Letsche Photography, Oscar Neubauer (Neubauer Studios), Cuoca Cristina Cocchi (D'Vine Marlborough), Chef Manuel Montagna, Nelson Whakatū Menzshed, Micol Aristarco (singer), Thematic for the survey preparation and analysis, Nelson Light and Sound

🏎 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘃𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀
Eelco Boswijk (yellow & white 1958 Fiat Multipla), Patrick Maisey (Fiat 128 and Fiat Bertone X1/9), Nick Marwick (Fiat 124 Coupe), Mark Quinney - Alfa Romeo Owners Club of New Zealand (AROCNZ), Steve Handyside - Ferrari Owners' Club Blenheim, Shane Joyce (Ferrari owner), Jo & Neil Smith (Fiat 124 Couple 1974 green), Gaetano (Fiat Panda 1990), Peter Carey (Fiat Coupe 130), David Smith (Lancia Fulvia 1.3S Coupe), Wendy & Steve Clements (Fiat 500 - Gucci Girl Plates), Jan & John Heap (Ferrari 328), Alan Mclean (1971 Laverda, Moto Guzzi), Patrick Maisey (Ducati Darmah 1980 Vintage), Nick Marer - Ducati Club, Alycia & Alex Hislop (Moto Guzzi), Peter John (green Vespa PX150), Paul Miles (red Moto Guzzi), Ryan Green (1965 Vespa mint green), Snow Mullins (1964 Vespa 50 yellow & 1962 Vespa 150 Sportique grey), Craig Moore (Ducati XDiavel), Alastair Andrew (Vespa), Classic Boat Museum - Lake Rotoiti (Red Ferrari Hydroplane).

🤝 𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀
Nelson Rugby Football Club, Nayland College, St Joseph's School, Wheezes Bike Group, Auckland Point School, The Smokehouse, Prego Mediterranean Foods, The Free House

💃 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘀
Dafni Anastasiadi, Titta Conte, Luisa Zuppardi-Smith, Bee Doron, Linda Ambrosetti, Lais Carlini, Chiara Sartorato, Rosi.

❤️ And of course, thanks to all other vehicle owners whose names we might have missed, plus all the volunteers, Club Italia members, families and friends who cooked, baked, lent equipment and worked tirelessly for months and throughout the Festival day.

Grazie di cuore, everyone. 💚🤍❤️

13/03/2026

Beautiful plates at last night’s Italian Wine Dinner Prego Mediterranean Foods & Comida Cafe / Restaurant featuring ViaVio Mascarpone and Bocconcini of mozzarella
A feast for the eyes & the palate! 🍷🧀

12/03/2026

We are very proud of having sponsored both the soccer and ripper rugby tournaments at the Nelson Italian Festival! All the teams played so well ⚽️🏉! We are looking forward to having even a bigger tournament next year!

06/03/2026

Che bella giornata! / What a beautiful day! 🇮🇹

A big grazie mille to our amazing ViaVio team for the incredible team effort at last Sunday’s Nelson Italian Festival
Your energy, smiles and passion made the day truly special 💛

A huge thank you as well to the festival organisers and volunteers for putting together such a fantastic event and bringing the community together !

It was a day full of music, food, laughter and great energy:
The perfect celebration of Italian culture 💚🤍❤️

This is what we call La Dolce Vita! ✨

Prego Mediterranean Foods & Comida Cafe / Restaurant
River Kitchen
The Smokehouse
Club Italia Nelson
Birds-Eye
Tarante

27/02/2026

We are looking forward to seeing all of you at Nelson Italian Festival! Spread the word and bring your family and friends for a great day of fun and “atmosfera italiana” ! 🇮🇹

24/02/2026

🎉 Italy is coming to town!
Starting this Sunday at Trafalgar Street with the Nelson Italian Festival 🇮🇹

E questo è solo l'inizio // And that’s just the beginning!

All week long enjoy:

🎬 Italian cinema State Cinemas Nelson
🎹 Piano concerts Flavio Villani - Pianist
💃 Dance & live music Tarante
🧀 Italian delicatessen Prego Mediterranean Foods & Comida Cafe / Restaurant The Grocer at Fresh Choice Nelson
🍝 Delicious Italian dishes at your favourite Nelson spots - find the full list on the Nelson Italian Festival Website

Follow Nelson Italian Festival and join us to celebrate la Dolce Vita right here in Nelson 🇦🇺 🇮🇹

A Domenica // See you Sunday ✨


Club Italia Nelson

17/02/2026

The Nelson Italian Festival is just around the corner, and we’re thrilled to be part of it again this year! 🇮🇹

Good food, live music, traditional dancing, great company and plenty of Italian spirit 🎶🍝💃🧀
We can’t wait to celebrate with you all!

Save the date: Sunday 1st March

Ci vediamo lì! // See you there! 🇮🇹✨

Nelson Italian Festival Club Italia Nelson Nelson Tasman Uniquely Nelson Elba’s Pazza Pizza What?Gnocchi Kakariki Olives Jk14wines Babagatto K-Oui PatisserieComites Nuova Zelanda Gelato Roma Salvito's Pizza Bar Sovrano Limoncello The Coffee Company The Shot mobile coffee & Eatery Casamassimaitalianfare FunkyBeadsnzCocchi1891 Ducati Official Club New Zealand Cinema Italiano Festival

16/02/2026

7 nights in Rome… could it be you? ✨

Win the ultimate Italian escape at this year’s Nelson Italian Festival! 🇮🇹

The Raffle tickets are on sale NOW at :
✔ Viavio Factory – 39 Hastings Street Nelson
✔ Nelson Market Viavio Stall
✔ Blenheim Farmers Market Viavio Stall
✔ Gelato Roma Cart
✔ if you’re outside the Nelson region email [email protected]

🇮🇹 La Dolce vita is calling!

Club Italia Nelson
Nelson Italian Festival Kakariki Olives Gelato Roma Nelson Classic Car Museum Comites Nuova Zelanda Ducati Official Club New Zealand Cinema Italiano Festival

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21/01/2026

Are you passionate about cheese?🧀

Love good food, value tradition, and want to be part of a bubbling team?!

ViaVio is looking for a Cheesemaker Helper / Aiuto Casaro to work alongside our Cheese Master in Nelson.

We’re looking for someone who:

• Loves cheesemaking
• Is reliable, practical, and a team player
• Has experience with Italian-style cheesemaking (a bonus!)
• Wants to learn, grow, and build skills alongside an experienced Cheese Master
• Is looking for a long-term role

📩 Send your CV to: [email protected]

18/12/2025

🎄✨ Festive mornings at ViaVio!

Behind every Mozzarella braid are early mornings, passionate hands, and a team working hard to bring fresh, handmade cheese to your Christmas table 🤍🧀

Thank you for letting us be part of your festive celebrations!

13/12/2025

Italian cuisine officially joins UNESCO 's cultural heritage list : the first country to receive this recognition! 🇮🇹✨

Cheese sits at the heart of this tradition: simple ingredients, time-honoured methods and shared moments around the table 🧀

A tradition we keep alive every day at ViaVio 💛

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