Category Archives: Historical

Karamea Radio 107.5 FM: Perhaps the World’s Best Radio Station

Posted on September 10, 2013 by LivinginPeaceProject

Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray  Karamea Radio was launched in September 2004 by a group of Karamea locals who thought it might be a good idea to set up a community radio station. Craig Stenhouse had … Continue reading →

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A Tribute to Dave Tailby: LivinginPeace Project Permaculturalist

Posted on August 4, 2013 by LivinginPeaceProject

Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray   In March 2012, Dave Tailby arrived in Karamea at the top of the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand to become the first LivinginPeace Project (LiPP) Permaculture Farm Manager. … Continue reading →

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The Rongolian Star Quiz # 4 It’s a BOY!

Posted on July 25, 2013 by LivinginPeaceProject

The Royal Baby HRH Snotgobbler!!!                         1. The Royal baby traces by regal lineage to which Royal House? a. House of the Rising Sun! b. Dr. House! c. Haunted … Continue reading →

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Auckland Lad Attempts 1st Lap of N.Z. Coast on Foot

Posted on July 20, 2013 by LivinginPeaceProject

Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray     On day 173 of his epic attempt to walk the coastline of New Zealand, intrepid 19-year old traveller Brando Yelavich arrived at Rongo Backpackers & Gallery in Karamea at … Continue reading →

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Father-Son Holiday Adventure Sets Heaphy MTB Record

Posted on July 20, 2013 by LivinginPeaceProject

Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray   Zac Stones and James Hartshorne arrived at Rongo Backpackers & Gallery (www.rongobackpackers.com) on July 17, 2013 after a four-day adventure mountain biking on the Heaphy Track with their Dads Damian … Continue reading →

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A Family Trip to Grandpa’s House in Chiba, Japan

Posted on June 30, 2013 by LivinginPeaceProject

Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray   There is an obscure adage in New Zealand “First socks and then shoes.” It refers to the correct order of things and the need to follow that process to achieve … Continue reading →

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Behind the Scenes of U.S. History with Stone and Kuznick

Posted on June 25, 2013 by LivinginPeaceProject

Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray “The Untold History of the United States,” a collaboration between filmmaker Oliver Stone and historian Peter Kuznick, yields a masterful account of U.S. political history and presents a perspective rarely seen … Continue reading →

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2013 LivinginPeace Project Permaculture Design Course

Posted on June 13, 2013 by LivinginPeaceProject

Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray Students from France, New Zealand, Germany, the United States and Japan converged on Karamea on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand for the 2013 LivinginPeace (LiP) Project … Continue reading →

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A Definitive History of Hippiedom

Posted on June 10, 2013 by LivinginPeaceProject

Hippie Roots & The Perennial Subculture By Gordon Kennedy & Kody Ryan “Wandervogels Abschied” by Fidus, 1900 According to Webster’s dictionary (2003) a “hippie” or “hippy” is: “a young person of the 1960’s who rejected established social mores, advocated spontaneity, … Continue reading →

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DOC Plans Unprecedented 1080 Operation in Kahurangi National Park

Posted on June 6, 2013 by LivinginPeaceProject

The following letter was sent out to residents of the Northern Buller district regarding proposed resource consent application by the “Department of Conservation” to permit the government body to aerially poison 113, 699 hectares of the Kahurangi National Park. The … Continue reading →

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