Category Archives: Mountain Biking

Japanese TV Show Features LivinginPeace Project

Posted on March 11, 2013 by

The Japanese TV Programme “Sekkai no Hate no Nihon Gin” (“Japanese at the Ends of the World”) heard about Sanae Murray, the wife of LivinginPeace Project Founder Paul Murray and came to Karamea at the top of the West Coast … Continue reading →

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LivinginPeace Project Holiday Vouchers

Posted on February 26, 2013 by

Frances Tordoff came to stay at Rongo Backpackers & Gallery in the summer of 2012 on the recommendation of her daughter Bekki, who had previously worked at Rongo as a Wwoofer (Willing Worker on Organic Farm) several times since the … Continue reading →

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If in Doubt…Nude Out!

Posted on December 8, 2012 by

Naturist plans nude bike ride By Zoe Hunter The Tauranga naturist who won his appeal against a conviction of offensive behaviour for running naked through Oropi Bike Park last year is planning a second nude bike ride through Papamoa. Andrew … Continue reading →

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Heaphy Hut/Lewis River Bridge Construction Progress Report

Posted on September 23, 2012 by

Construction is underway on the new ‘super-bridge’ that will replace the two swing bridges at the Heaphy-Lewis River confluence. July flooding washed away the bridge across the Lewis River and it was eventually recovered near the Heaphy River mouth. The … Continue reading →

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Rongo: The First Eight Years…What a TRIP!!

Posted on June 14, 2012 by

<p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/43794123″>Rongo: The First Eight Years: What a TRIP!</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/user11925474″>Paul Murray</a> on <a href=”http://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a&gt;.</p>

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Unicycling The Heaphy Track

Posted on June 2, 2012 by

By Ken Looi The 82km Heaphy Track is one of New Zealands nine ‘Great Walks’, located at the top of the South Island in Kahurangi National Park. Every year, thousands of people make the trek across some of the most diverse terrain … Continue reading →

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All About The LivinginPeace Project

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

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Aussie/Kiwi Unicyclists Take on Heaphy Track

Posted on May 12, 2012 by

On a sunny May morning in Karamea, five unicyclists from Australia and New Zealand prepared for a world-first adventure…to traverse the Heaphy Track on unicycles. It is believed to be the first-ever unicycle team to attempt the riding of the … Continue reading →

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Heaphy Track MTBs Irk IRD

Posted on April 2, 2012 by

DOC Brands One-day Riders “Tax Evaders” By Paul Murray The Inland Revenue Department today acted on a report by the Department of Conservation that mountain bikers cycling the Heaphy Track in a single day were utilising a tax-payer funded public … Continue reading →

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MTB Adventures on the Heaphy Track

Posted on March 12, 2012 by

  By Paul Smith   By late June, when I finally got to the Heaphy, it had been open for seven weeks and eight weekends. In that time an estimated 1000+ mountain bikers had travelled the trail, around 150 each … Continue reading →

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