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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.

Go the Mullet!

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Karamea Ministry of Red Tape #16

A New Zealand Government Department authorised by a rhetorically ambiguous and a covertly fictitious Act of Parliament and compounded by a tacitly implied Royal Approval to receive Official Complaints. Office Manager:     Red Scarlett Senior Complaints Officer:    Rubik … Continue reading

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Fantastic Photos by Bill Brandt

Bill Brandt From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bill Brandt Born 2 May 1904 Hamburg, German Empire Died 20 December 1983 (aged 79) London, UK Nationality British Occupation Photographer Hermann Wilhelm Brandt, known as Bill Brandt (2 May 1904 – 20 December 1983), was a British photographer and photojournalist. Although born … Continue reading

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Fantastic Photos by Ellen von Unwerth

      Ellen von Unwerth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ellen von Unwerth, Paris 2003 Ellen von Unwerth (born 1954 in Frankfurt, Germany) is a photographer and director, specializing in erotic femininity. She worked as a fashion model for ten years herself before moving behind the camera, and … Continue reading

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Even More Awesome Hippies!!

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NZ Kids Dress Dead Possums for Charity

By Kerry McQueeney    Dressed in wedding gowns and bikinis – their eyes fixed, jaws stiffened and bodies frozen in time – you might be forgiven for thinking you had stumbled on to a taxidermist fancy dress convention. However, these … Continue reading

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Busy Day for Mormon Mitt

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Super Moo the Karamea Wonder Dog

By Paul Murray     The Buller District Council classified “Moo” as a “dangerous dog” after an alleged incident that occurred in 2006 when he was about a year old. I had to go to Greymouth and he really wanted … Continue reading

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The Mirror Tarn: ArtofNature Photography by Paul Murray

The Mirror Tarn is one of my favourite places. The tarn (small mountain lake) is surrounded by dense beech forest that protect the surface of the water from even the slightest breeze. The tarn is very deep and the water … Continue reading

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Booker James: Maharajah of the Bayou

By Greg Johnson New Orleans. The city’s name just brings to mind music. Jazz and R&B are almost synonymous with its history. And, so are piano players. From the 19th Century classical composer,Louis Morreau Gottschalk, Storyville sporting house players, Tony Jackson and Jelly Roll Morton, … Continue reading

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