Category Archives: Australia

The Forgotten White Man in Historic Olympic Photo

Posted on October 12, 2017 by LivinginPeaceProject

By GRIOT October 3, 2015. Today marks the 9th anniversary of Peter Norman’s passing. We want to commemorate him by publishing this text written by Italian writer Riccardo Gazzaniga, who allowed us to share the story of the Australian sprinter … Continue reading →

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Karamea Food-Branding Initiative Gathers Momentum

Posted on February 3, 2017 by LivinginPeaceProject

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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Bye Bye Fluffy

Posted on November 14, 2015 by LivinginPeaceProject

Python Devours Children’s Pet Piglet Off the Top of my Head By Paul Murray Sometime in the dark of night on November 11, 2015 a young carpet python slithered silently into the home of Lilly and Fluffy Thompson, wound its … Continue reading →

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Aussie Artist Arwen Dyer Shoots Karamea

Posted on July 23, 2015 by LivinginPeaceProject

Off the Top of my Head By Paul Murray Australian creative artist and photographer Arwen Dyer came to Karamea at the top of the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand in July, 2015 as a resident artist at … Continue reading →

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Monbiot Gets Wild About Rewilding

Posted on February 23, 2015 by LivinginPeaceProject

Book Review: “Feral: Rewilding the Land, Sea and Human Life” by George Monbiot Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray Oxford-educated Zoologist and writer George Monbiot takes on the subject of rewilding in his latest book “Feral” and … Continue reading →

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Radio Karamea DJ Awards: In Recognition of Awesomeness

Posted on October 31, 2014 by LivinginPeaceProject

  Radio Karamea 107.5 FM “DJ’s Hall of Fame!” The Queen of England and the British Commonwealth Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II is pleased today to announce from Buckingham Palace the granting of an exclusive warrant to the Republic … Continue reading →

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Radio Karamea Waives the Rules and Rules the Airwaves

Posted on October 22, 2014 by LivinginPeaceProject

  Radio Karamea 107.5 FM Top 10 By Raving Rongolian Star Stringer Roman Brutus Spartacus    Radio Karamea 107.5 FM – Most played songs – DJ’s Choice! To celebrate the global spectacular success of  Radio Karamea’s “International Requests Show” the … Continue reading →

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Struth…Those Bloody Aussies are a Weird Mob Mate!

Posted on October 17, 2014 by LivinginPeaceProject

Point of Order, Mr. Speaker! Parliament Live from the House in Canberra. Dateline : Tuesday, November 4th, 2014 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Mr. Speaker:      Order! Order! Please be upstanding for Advance Australia Fair! Misshter Shpeaker! Mr. Speaker:    The Member for … Continue reading →

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News from Oz: Terrorist Red Alert: “A traitor in our midst!”

Posted on October 14, 2014 by LivinginPeaceProject

By Raving Reporter: Shamshoun Khan II   Rooters – Karamea: In the height of the extreme paranoid hysteria surrounding the Terrorism Red Alert announced yesterday by Oztralian Prime Minister Tony Oi Oi Abbot, a deep cover Russian Master Spy has been … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Wonderful World Winston!

Posted on September 6, 2014 by LivinginPeaceProject

Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray   After 41 weeks of abstinence and special duty of care, Sanae Murray again subjected herself to a medical exorcism and delivered a handsome little devil at Nelson Hospital just after midnight … Continue reading →

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