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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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The Day “Dean Buchanan” Came to Town

Posted on February 26, 2013 by

Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray   Would the real Dean Buchanan please stand up? If you see this guy, he’s not Dean Buchanan… In the summer of 2006, a guy claiming to be Auckland artist Dean … 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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Rongo Views: Photos by Isabel & Petia

Posted on February 3, 2013 by
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The Creative Vibrancy of Rongo Backpackers, Karamea Farm Baches and the LivinginPeace Project through the Eyes of Guests/Wwoofers/Friends Isabel Göermann and Petia Vowell.

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Karamea Radio 107.5 FM Interviews with the Rongolians

Posted on December 27, 2012 by

DJ Stephanie Owens interviews the Rongo wwoofing team (The Rongolians) live on Karamea Radio 107.5 FM on December 17, 2012. The Rongolians candidly discuss their respective lives, passions, travel experiences, sexual persuasions, gender and personal philosophies. Karamea Radio is broadcast … Continue reading →

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Israeli Artist Tzook Marcel Har-Paz & Friends Visit Rongolia

Posted on December 14, 2012 by

Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray         Israeli artist Tzook Marcel Har-Paz happend across Rongo Backpackers & Gallery by chance and found kinship with the creative people, the harmony and peaceful atmosphere of the unique hostel … Continue reading →

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Japanese TV Crew Visit LivinginPeace Project in Karamea

Posted on November 28, 2012 by

A TV crew from Tokyo Broadcasting System came to Karamea at the top of the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand to film the daily lives of Japanese expat Sanae Murray and her family for a programme … Continue reading →

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World Famous Rongo Heaphy & Pot-Luck Feasts

Posted on October 6, 2012 by

Off the Top of my Head: By Paul Murray   One of the main objectives of the LivinginPeace Project is to provide all our people and our guests with meals made from freshly harvested, locally grown, organic, healthy, nutritious and … Continue reading →

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Visit the Top of the West Coast

Posted on August 27, 2012 by

<p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/47853932″>Welcome to the Buller District – Top of the West Coast. New Zealand</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/westcoastfilm”>WestCoastFilm</a&gt; on <a href=”http://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a&gt;.</p>

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Rongo Heroes: Vidoes By PassitOn Films

Posted on August 24, 2012 by

Paul Murray: LivinginPeace Project Founder <p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/47384586″>Paul Murray, Rongo Hero</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/passiton”>PassitOn</a&gt; on <a href=”http://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a&gt;.</p> Dave Tailby: Permaculture Farm Manager <p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/47393940″>DaveTaiby RongoHero</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/passiton”>PassitOn</a&gt; on <a href=”http://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a&gt;.</p> Brian “Big Man” Thomson: General Manager <p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/47391216″>TheBigMan, Rongo Hero</a> … Continue reading →

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