Category Archives: Health

Kudos for the Karamea Summer Holiday Programme     

Posted on February 4, 2024 by LivinginPeaceProject

Off the Top of My Head      By Paul Murray      With financial support from the Community Led-Development Programme (CLDP), local volunteers have provided Karamea kids with a wonderful schedule of exciting, intellectually stimulating and practical activities this summer. From cooking, Stand … Continue reading →

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Posted in Artist, Children, Community, Community-Led Development, Education, Entertainment, Environment, Fitness, Health, Heaphy Track, Kahurangi National Park, Karamea, Karamea Radio, Mountain Biking, Music, New Zealand, Oparara, Oparara Basin, Oparara Valley Track, Parenting, Paul Murray, Social Commentary, South Island, Sustainability, Sustainablity, Tramping, Travel, West Coast | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Murray Family Life in Sunny Karamea

Posted on November 6, 2023 by LivinginPeaceProject

Anabela Rea, Oct 24 2023: STUFF NZ From Tokyo to Karamea: The Start of the Road at the End of the World’s Longest Cul de Sac. Sanae and Paul Murray say life is sweet in this remote town of 700 … Continue reading →

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Posted in Artist, Cheese, Children, Environment, Environmentally Responsible Business, Food, Gardening, Health, Japan, Kahurangi National Park, Karamea, LivinginPeace Project, New Zealand, Oparara, Paul Murray, Photography, Property, Rongo, Social Commentary, South Island, Sustainability, Sustainablity, Tokyo, Tourism, Travel, West Coast | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Charley Chop Chop Gets Your Kids Cooking

Posted on June 23, 2018 by LivinginPeaceProject

Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray Parents in this “digital age” have a serious challenge…How to encourage our children away from passive screens and to pique their interest in more active pursuits. Chef Charley “ChopChop” Ainscough is … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book Review, Children, Education, Food, Health, Nelson, New Zealand, Parenting, Photography | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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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Posted in Agriculture, Australia, Buller District Council, Business, Economics, Education, Efficiency, Environment, Environmentally Responsible Business, Gardening, Health, Kahurangi National Park, Karamea, Money, Nature, Oparara, Oparara Basin, Oparara Valley Track, Paul Murray, Permaculture, Photography, Social Commentary, Social Enterprise, Social Equity, South Island, Sustainability, Travel, Uncategorized, West Coast | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

What’s Up DOC? (Batter the Birds)

Posted on March 17, 2016 by LivinginPeaceProject

Department of “Conservation” plan to blanket Kahurangi National Park with 1080 poison…… Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray Not good news I’m afraid….more from me soon….   1 1 WHAT IS WRONG WITH OUR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE? INTRODUCTION: … Continue reading →

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Karameans Urge OVT to Allow MTBers access to Oparara

Posted on February 18, 2016 by LivinginPeaceProject

Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray Oparara Valley Track: “Using our Past to Secure our Future” It’s great to see open public debate on the subject of the “Wangapeka Road” proposal and many good points have been … Continue reading →

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Posted in Adventure, Buller District Council, Business, Conservation, Department of Conservation, DOC, Economics, Efficiency, Environment, Environmentally Responsible Business, Fitness, Health, Heaphy Track, Historical, Kahurangi National Park, Karamea, LivinginPeace Project, Media, Money, Mountain Biking, MTB, Nature, New Zealand, Oparara, Oparara Basin, Oparara Valley Track, Paul Murray, Photography, Politics, Social Commentary, South Island, Sustainability, Uncategorized, West Coast | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Karamea Community Grows by Four

Posted on February 16, 2016 by LivinginPeaceProject

Hello everyone, my name is Vinnie. I’m originally from the Kapati Coast, but I have lived on the West Coast for many years working as a chef in local cafes like Drifter’s Café in Granity from 2002 onwards and The … Continue reading →

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Paul Murray Live on 107.5: The DJ C-Rap Interviews

Posted on June 11, 2015 by LivinginPeaceProject

As the owner of Rongo Backpacker & Gallery Paul Murray gets to meet a LOT of interesting people. Here are Karamea Radio interviews with a some of them…You’re Welcome! DJ C-Rap Interview with Urban Permaculturalist Eri Suzuki: July 6, 2017 Urban … Continue reading →

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A Dystopian Future: Open Letter to Fellow Environmentalists

Posted on April 4, 2012 by LivinginPeaceProject

Excellent Rant on Environment/Industrialisation/Sustainability & Clean Energy This open letter was written by a member of Deep Green Resistance Colorado, and was influenced and informed by Deep Green Resistance and the work of Paul Kingsnorth, Derrick Jensen, Lierre Keith, Aric McBay, and … Continue reading →

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