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About LivinginPeaceProject

Paul Murray is the founder of the LivinginPeace Project. www.livinginpeace.com Paul originally from Australia, but have been living in New Zealand for 14 years. Before that he was in Japan for a decade working as a journalist. He met his wife Sanae in Japan and they married in 2008.

2013 LivinginPeace Project Permaculture Design Course

Posted on June 13, 2013 by LivinginPeaceProject

Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray Students from France, New Zealand, Germany, the United States and Japan converged on Karamea on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand for the 2013 LivinginPeace (LiP) Project … Continue reading →

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Posted in Advertising, Agriculture, Art, Business, DIY, Economics, Education, Environment, Funny, Germany, Hilarious, Historical, Humor, Humour, Japan, Kahurangi National Park, Karamea, LivinginPeace Project, New Zealand, Permaculture, Photography, Product review, Social Commentary, Sustainablity, Travel, Uncategorized, United States, West Coast | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

A Definitive History of Hippiedom

Posted on June 10, 2013 by LivinginPeaceProject

Hippie Roots & The Perennial Subculture By Gordon Kennedy & Kody Ryan “Wandervogels Abschied” by Fidus, 1900 According to Webster’s dictionary (2003) a “hippie” or “hippy” is: “a young person of the 1960’s who rejected established social mores, advocated spontaneity, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Art, Australia, Blues, Education, Environment, Erotica, Fashion, Funny, Germany, Hippies, Hippy, Historical, Media, Music, New Zealand, Peace, Permaculture, Photography, Politics, Product review, Religion, Sex, Sustainablity, Travel, United States | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

DOC Plans Unprecedented 1080 Operation in Kahurangi National Park

Posted on June 6, 2013 by LivinginPeaceProject

The following letter was sent out to residents of the Northern Buller district regarding proposed resource consent application by the “Department of Conservation” to permit the government body to aerially poison 113, 699 hectares of the Kahurangi National Park. The … Continue reading →

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Posted in 1080, Agriculture, Buller District Council, Business, Department of Conservation, DOC, Economics, Education, Environment, Heaphy Track, Historical, Kahurangi National Park, Karamea, LivinginPeace Project, Money, Mountain Biking, MTB, New Zealand, Oparara, Permaculture, Politics, Product review, Social Commentary, Sustainablity, Tramping, Travel, West Coast | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 27 Comments

HHhH: Himmlers Hirn heisst Heydrich

Posted on June 3, 2013 by LivinginPeaceProject

Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray   HHhH is the unusual title of a very interesting historical novel by French author Laurent Binet. The title is an acronym from the German phrase “Himmlers Hirn heisst Heydrich,” (Himmler’s brain … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book Review, Czech Republic, Education, Germany, Historical, Nazis, Obituary, Photography, Politics, Slovakia, Social Commentary, Uncategorized, War | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

What a Wonderful World…….Oooohhhhh YEAH!

Posted on May 25, 2013 by LivinginPeaceProject

Entries from the 25th Annual National Geographic Traveller Photo Contest   About the Contest The 25th annual National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest is now accepting submissions. Harness the power of photography and share your stunning travel experiences from around the globe with us. Entertoday … Continue reading →

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This is ART!!

Posted on May 12, 2013 by LivinginPeaceProject

The Incredible Power Of Concentration and the Weight of a Feather By Japanese Performance Artist Miyoko Shida Rigolo  

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Karamea Kaos: UFO Seekers Flock to West Coast NZ Town

Posted on May 11, 2013 by LivinginPeaceProject

By Rongolian Star Raving Reporter CamcoH Kazakov   Alarmed residents of Karamea, on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand, reported witnessing a large bright elliptical metallic sphere hovering over Flagstaff Beach, Karamea at 1935 hours on … Continue reading →

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Posted in Art, Buller District Council, Education, Environment, Funny, Heaphy Track, Historical, Humor, Humour, Kahurangi National Park, Karamea, Media, New Zealand, Parody, Photography, Satire, Social Commentary, Travel, Weird, West Coast | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Can International Travel Be Sustainable?

Posted on May 11, 2013 by LivinginPeaceProject

Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray   (The LivinginPeace Project aims to combine Art/Travel/Permaculture and Education into a Sustainable Business)   The LivinginPeace Project in Karamea at the top of the West Coast of the South Island … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter to Facebook by Jackie Nickerson

Posted on May 3, 2013 by LivinginPeaceProject

  From: MotherWiseEvidence-Based Parenting, Whole Life Health   First I would like to start off by thanking you for creating a wonderful social networking site that brings people together with family, friends, and their community. It helps small businesses grow, and lets us create communities … Continue reading →

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Karamea Ministry of Red Tape # 21

Posted on May 2, 2013 by LivinginPeaceProject

A New Zealand Government Department authorised by a covertly suspicious and deliberately rhetorical Act of Parliament and compounded by a tacitly implied Royal Approval to receive Official Complaints.   Office Manager: Red Scarlett Senior Complaints Officer:     Andrea Bjornstrand … Continue reading →

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