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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.

Singapore Airlines Article on Karamea/Nelson/Collingwood

Posted on July 12, 2017

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Posted in Collingwood, Environment, Heaphy Track, Kahurangi National Park, Karamea, LivinginPeace Project, Nature, Nelson, New Zealand, Oparara, Oparara Basin, Oparara Valley Track, Photography, Rongo, Rongo Backpackers & Gallery, South Island, Sustainability, Travel, West Coast | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

GOAL for Karamea Community!!

Posted on July 12, 2017

Knock, Knock…Who’s there? Opportunity… …Opportunity Who? Opportunity to make our region FABULOUS!   Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray When opportunity knocks, you open the door right? Well, the Karamea community has a golden opportunity ringing its … Continue reading →

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Posted in Art, Bureaucracy, Business, DIY, Economics, Environmentally Responsible Business, Karamea, Money, New Zealand, Paul Murray, Politics, Social Commentary, Social Enterprise, Social Equity, South Island, Sustainability, Uncategorized, West Coast | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Burning Woman Throws Baby

Posted on July 1, 2017

Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray When a large macrocarpa tree blew down in front of his house in a storm, Granity artist and bon vivant Peter Whitaker saw it as a sign, “It was like a … Continue reading →

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Posted in Art, Artist, Artist-in-residency programme, Bureaucracy, Children, Culture, Economics, Environment, Environmentally Responsible Business, Hilarious, Humor, Humour, Interviews, Karamea, LivinginPeace Project, New Zealand, Parenting, Paul Murray, Peter Whittaker, Photography, Resident artist, Rongo, Rongo Backpackers & Gallery, Sculpture, Social Commentary, Social Equity, South Island, Weird, West Coast | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Interesting Images

Posted on April 30, 2017

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Karamea Food-Branding Initiative Gathers Momentum

Posted on February 3, 2017

Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray Buller Community Development Facilitator Peter Howard recently presented information at the Karamea Bowling Club about a proposal to establish a “social enterprise” in Karamea to bolster the local economy, create employment and … Continue reading →

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Karamea Co.Starters Set World Record

Posted on October 12, 2016

Off the Top of My Head  By Paul Murray  The remote rural town of Karamea at the top of the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand apparently set a world record Monday night by being the smallest … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Co.Starters, Economics, Education, Historical, Karamea, Money, New Zealand, Paul Murray, Rongo Backpackers & Gallery, Social Commentary, South Island, Sustainability, West Coast | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

360º Views of Rongo Backpackers & Gallery

Posted on September 10, 2016

Karamea Radio 107.5 FM @ Rongo Backpackers: https://theta360.com/s/d3MRscPKFmooLDc3fJn175dwm Rongo Backpackers Gallery: https://theta360.com/s/bE73Ev2MHTvBGsqrqQsUvjyyW The Yoga Rongo Studio: https://theta360.com/s/rQbdmGfd3SYDAQahwxdhhl5SC The 70s Room (4-Bed Dorm) https://theta360.com/s/gaN3wYkugUHEllp0cZGSvl0zY The Twin Room: https://theta360.com/s/ibpU3O6JOij20DMlSCaNhwhlo The Oparara Grand Arch: https://theta360.com/s/hgorMiDC5qEt7c1y9YQ9jbRS4 The Oparara Grand Arch II: https://theta360.com/s/p6vukZjnS0wz3huSeGdUiDZUO  

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