Author Archives: LivinginPeaceProject

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.

Co.Starters Pitch Business Ideas @ EPIC Celebration Night

Posted on June 30, 2016

Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray The 16 participants in the inaugural Co.Starters programme from Ross to Karamea on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand came together with programme sponsors, facilitators and invited … Continue reading →

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Big Fan of Ho Fan’s Photography

Posted on June 17, 2016

Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray Teenage photographer, Ho Fan arrived in Hong Kong from Shanghai in 1949. He turned his shape eye and lens to the bustling streets of the then English-administered Chinese city to capture the … Continue reading →

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Photographic Tribute to “The Greatest” Muhammad Ali

Posted on June 8, 2016

Of the Top of My Head  By Paul Murray Farewell Champ, you inspired me not only as a boxer, but as a sportsman, statesman, showman, and a Man. You taught me about life, morality, equity among people, dignity, self-respect, confidence, … Continue reading →

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The History of the LivingInPeace Project

Posted on May 25, 2016

Off the Top of my Head By Paul Murray In 2002, while working as a journalist for The Daily Yomiuri in Japan, I was actively involved in the international peace movement that was protesting the planned unprovoked invasion of Iraq … Continue reading →

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Worldly Gentlemen Gather in Honour of the Big Man

Posted on May 22, 2016

Off ZZTop of my Head By Paul Murray A wide range gentlemen from all parts of the Earthisphere arrived at Rongo Backpackers & Gallery on a spectacular Karamea evening to celebrate the end of Master Brian “Big Man” Thomson’s bachelorhood. Yes Ladies, … Continue reading →

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Kawatiri Sculptors Expose the Art in Rock and Wood

Posted on May 19, 2016

Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray “Ogni blocco di pietra ha una statua dentro di sé ed è compito dello scultore scoprirla.” Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni “Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of … Continue reading →

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Scottish Artist Andy Goldsworthy Enhances Nature

Posted on May 1, 2016

Scottish sculptor Andy Goldsworthy creates transitory works of art by arranging leaves, sticks, rocks or anything else he can find. “When I make something, in a field or street, it may vanish but it’s part of the history of those … Continue reading →

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