HOW I GOT INVOLVED IN BRINGING VIRGIN COCONUT OIL TO AUSTRALIA

KORA™ Organics by Miranda Kerr

2011-12-01T10:46:00.001+11:00

We continue to write on the KORA Organics Blog. You read the following articles

The Miracle of Coconut Oil digestion and weight loss.

KORA™ Organics by Miranda Kerr

2011-10-26T14:12:00.002+11:00

Kokonut Pacific / Niulife is now a featured expert for the KORA™ Organics Blog, hosted by model and author Miranda Kerr. We will be posting regularly on the KORA blog over the coming months.

The benefits of eating it are far reaching which is why Miranda uses it everday.

Organic Insights

2011-08-04T05:42:00.004+10:00

"Kokonut Pacific is one of NASAA’s long established operators delivering ethical, sustainable organic produce at its very best..." Read the rest of this feature article about our company in the recent NASAA Organic Insights magazine (pages 6&7). It is a good summary of our work in the Solomon Islands and our "Fair Dinkum Fair Trade" mandate.

New Inventors

2011-05-11T11:45:00.000+10:00

Did you see Dr. Dan on ABC TV’s New Inventors? We were delighted that our founder and inventor of the DME process, Dr. Dan Etherington AM was invited onto one of our favourite TV shows where he demonstrated our press extracting virgin coconut oil. We were very pleased with the coverage. Don’t worry if you didn’t see it, you can watch it online now. This footage has extra scenes not aired on the show. We have had some very positive and encouraging feedback since the show.

Kokonut Pacific team visits the Philippines

2011-04-18T10:04:00.007+10:00

Richard and Ian have just returned from a fruitful trip to the Philippines. This included meeting our coconut flour supplier and inspecting their Certified Organic production facilities. It was great seeing the way the company treats its staff after a major restructuring of its operations. and the benefits to the certified organic small-holder farmers. Benefits include free seedlings enabling them to replant ageing coconut trees, scholarships for some of their children and a premium on the cash price they receive for nuts. Richard and Ian were able to secure supplies of S02-free desiccated coconut and have a number of other new products now in the pipeline. They really enjoyed getting to know the locals and were made very welcome everywhere they went.

Richard and Ian on a peddle trike. They visited a coconut consolidator and learnt how they keep track of their certified organic coconuts. They enjoyed meeting some of their workers and were made really welcome.

A well maintained coconut plantation

Richard and Ian all suited up to see the coconuts being sorted and grated. Hygiene is taken very seriously.
A truck load of fresh coconuts
Coconut Seedling Trials
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Warehouse goes Carbon Neutral with solar

2011-04-10T09:46:00.000+10:00

Coconut oil goes solid at 26°C. This means we use a significant amount of power each year melting oil. As an ethical social enterprise Kokonut Pacific Pty Ltd signed up to the 10-10-10 program last October committing to installing 2 x 10Kw Solar Panels systems on our warehouse roof in Queanbeyan. We are pleased to announce that it was switched on at 10:10 am on the 7th April 2011. Learn more about the 10-10-10 program to reduce carbon emissions by 10% in a year at www.350.org - then work together to make it happen.

A Current Affair lifts the lid on coconut oil

2011-04-04T11:00:00.000+10:00

Once seen as a villain, coconut oil is charming the health food world. A recent story on Channel Nine’s A Current Affair program has seen a flurry of interest in our Niulife Certified Organic DME Extra Virgin Coconut Oil. In the segment on what coconut oil could do to improve your health, John and Jill Englemann (researchers and authors of "Healthy Slim People Eat Fat") and Mike Foale of the CSIRO, author of The Coconut Odyssey, were interviewed. We have had a long involvement with the work of the Engelmanns, supplying them with our oil for their ground-breaking health trials. ...Watch the A Current Affair video now

Kokonut Pacific Board Meeting

2011-02-15T14:55:00.022+11:00

Last week our staff and board met together to reflect on 2010 and look at the challenges and opportunities for 2011. World prices for coconut products are at record highs. This is a huge challenge for DME oil producers who buy nuts from neighbouring farmers, because many of these farmers are now making copra again.

Communication in the Solomon Islands has been our greatest hurdle. Without phones, email or proper postal services the only way to communicate with remote island villages has been to physically go there – an expensive time-consuming exercise. We are now planning some exciting new developments as Kokonut Pacific Solomon Islands (KPSI) takes advantage of the roll-out of mobile phone networks. The Solomons is at least five years behind other countries in getting mobile phones, so this will make a huge difference.

Pictured in the back row from left to right is Ian, our warehouse and production manager, Richard, our marketing manager, Greg, Jono, Harold and Ewan, (Front Row) Chris our webmaster and trainer, Dr Dan our founder & Managing Director and Maureen who looks after the Admin side of the business and keeps us all organised.

Greg and Dr Dan looking at the year ahead.

Relaxing at Ian's after a busy day.

Dan enjoying the coconut water from a fresh young coconut.

Coconut Sugar

2010-12-15T12:01:00.003+11:00

Coconut Sugar is back in stock after an initial rush. Use as a replacement for brown sugar in any recipe. It is suitable for baking and makes a great replacement for cane sugar in tea and coffee. When compared to brown sugar, it has twice the iron, four times the magnesium and over 10 times the amount of zinc. It is also a rich source of potassium and contains Vitamin B1, B2, B3 and B6. It is preservative free.

Manager visits from the Solomon Islands

2010-12-14T15:59:00.003+11:00

Kokonut Pacific Solomon Islands’ new Managing Director Bob Pollard visited our warehouse in Queanbeyan for the first time on Saturday. It was great having him visit us and gain a better understanding of how we manage their oil at our end and how it is packaged & distributed in Australia & around the world.

Certified Organic

2010-11-30T14:28:00.006+11:00

Australian and International Organic Certifier NASAA is currently inspecting our partner company Kokonut Pacific Solomon Islands for their annual inspection. This assures that no chemical sprays or chemical fertilizers have been used and that organic farming is being practiced.

This wonderful product

2010-10-26T09:32:00.000+11:00

I am finding this a wonderful product. It IS the best on the market. My husband spent 12 months (May 2006 to May 2007) in the Solomon Islands and I spent 3 months visiting him. We were very happy to see that your company is assisting the people of the Solomon Islands and that our orders are assisting them also. We are both in our early 60s and are spreading the word about the many benefits of Coconut Oil. At the moment we are both Oil Pulling - our teeth have never been so white! - and we are both eating 3 - 4 tablespoons of the Virgin Coconut Oil a day......as well as applying it to our skins and are seeing numerous beneficial results.
I also purchased the 1 litre container for Canines and am so happy to see the fatty tumors on my 12 year old Staffy X decreasing in size and the terminal tumor on his belly going from a hard round mass to a soft and flattened mass in two weeks! He acts like a dog half his age. We have noticed our two dogs both now have decidedly clearer looking eyes. Both dogs are very alert nowadays and obviously seeing things they could not see previously.
Regards Joan 24/10/2010

Family Experiment

2010-09-14T15:41:00.001+10:00

I thought that you would be interested in an experiment that our family has just undertaken. We have been using Virgin Coconut Oil for some years but realized that there are now an increasing number of brands available. So we bought three 'fresh' samples (300ml to 500ml each) of VCO on-line. We transferred the oil into jars which we labelled A, B and C. At a family gathering each member of our extended family was asked to rank the three in terms of aroma (smell); flavour (taste); clarity and colour (looks) and, finally, the feel of the VCO on our skins. There was a very clear ranking: NIULIFE was unanimously voted No.1 by everybody on all tests! How about that?! We love your VCO. We are now ordering a 20L pail to share among us. Thank you L.B., Vic 22/06/2010

Follow-up: Thank you for asking me. Yes, I am happy for you to place this testimonial on your web site. One more observation: I have a very sensitive throat, so when any rancid oil reaches it, I have a reaction from it. BUT NOT FROM YOUR COCONUT OIL! It is excellent! We love it! You are welcome to include this in your future comments.

I love your coconut oil!

2009-04-29T12:00:00.002+10:00

I love your coconut oil! I have tried a lot of different coconut oils and yours is by far the best tasting. I decided to look at your website after recently buying your oil for the first time and was even more pleased to see about the DME, economic, etc part of K.P. I am a very active 29 year old male. I consume a ridiculously large amount of calories and I like how the MCT's in C.O. fuel my body. I also put a little coconut oil in my dogs food. I know this is such a random e-mail, but I just wanted you to know who is buying your stuff. You got a new customer too! Bryan California

Her fur is so shiny and glossy

2009-01-14T11:25:00.002+11:00

Dear Niulife, My partner and I have been *extremely* glad about the health of our cat since adding coconut oil to her diet. Combined with cod liver oil, the coconut has made her fur so shiny and glossy (with deep rich blacks, and pure whites), that we marvel at it almost daily. Now every cat we see seems dried up and sad by comparison! She's lean, happy and athletic, too... all things that any good pet carer should desire. Kind regards, David

My weight has dropped and my energy levels risen markedly.

2009-01-07T15:28:00.002+11:00

Yes, coconut oil is working extremely well for me - my weight has dropped and my energy levels risen markedly. I am making sure I follow Bruce Fife's recommendation of 3 - 4 tablespoons a day. And I have no problem swallowing a whole tablespoon of oil straight where I need to! I've been recommending it to friends and relatives and am looking forward to trying out the recipes in the cookbook. Catherine – Canberra.

Thriving on Niulife Coconut Oil

2009-01-07T15:21:00.004+11:00

Thank you for supplying the single most wonderful product that has come into our lives! We are thriving on Niulife Coconut Oil, and are so very delighted that so many islanders in need of that same level of 'well being' are doing the same.....! Madeleine, NSW