Category Archives: Kahurangi National Park

Rongo: The First Eight Years…What a TRIP!!

Posted on June 14, 2012 by LivinginPeaceProject

<p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/43794123″>Rongo: The First Eight Years: What a TRIP!</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/user11925474″>Paul Murray</a> on <a href=”http://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a&gt;.</p>

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Unicycling The Heaphy Track

Posted on June 2, 2012 by LivinginPeaceProject

By Ken Looi The 82km Heaphy Track is one of New Zealands nine ‘Great Walks’, located at the top of the South Island in Kahurangi National Park. Every year, thousands of people make the trek across some of the most diverse terrain … Continue reading →

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All About The LivinginPeace Project

Posted on May 31, 2012 by LivinginPeaceProject

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Posted in Agriculture, Art, Business, Environment, Humor, Humour, Kahurangi National Park, Karamea, Mountain Biking, MTB, Permaculture, Photography, Tramping, Travel, West Coast | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Rongolian Republic Book of World Records

Posted on May 31, 2012 by LivinginPeaceProject

1. The most ferocious sheep dog in the whole world including Patagonia! 2. World’s biggest pot luck dinner ever held at a rainbow coloured backpackers hostel!!!! 3. Hungriest pet lamb ever salivated over anywhere in the world!! 4. Longest running, … Continue reading →

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Aussie/Kiwi Unicyclists Take on Heaphy Track

Posted on May 12, 2012 by LivinginPeaceProject

On a sunny May morning in Karamea, five unicyclists from Australia and New Zealand prepared for a world-first adventure…to traverse the Heaphy Track on unicycles. It is believed to be the first-ever unicycle team to attempt the riding of the … Continue reading →

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Off the Top of my Head: Musings from a MountainTop

Posted on May 7, 2012 by LivinginPeaceProject

High on Denniston Plateau Seeking Balance Between Economy and Environment By Paul Murray High on a mountaintop overlooking the Tasman Sea hard-hatted men in convoys of white utes patrol the plateau and make plans to uncover the riches beneath the … Continue reading →

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Heaphy Track MTBs Irk IRD

Posted on April 2, 2012 by LivinginPeaceProject

DOC Brands One-day Riders “Tax Evaders” Off the Top of my Head By Paul Murray The Inland Revenue Department today acted on a report by the Department of Conservation that mountain bikers cycling the Heaphy Track in a single day … Continue reading →

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DOC Workhorse Barry Chalmers Hangs up Saddle

Posted on March 22, 2012 by LivinginPeaceProject

 By Paul Murray for KEEP   Department of Conservation (DOC) staff from Westport and Karamea Estuary Enhancement Project (KEEP) members met on March 16 for a working bee at the Karamea Estuary to celebrate the retirement of long-serving DOC employee and … Continue reading →

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MTB Adventures on the Heaphy Track

Posted on March 12, 2012 by LivinginPeaceProject

  By Paul Smith   By late June, when I finally got to the Heaphy, it had been open for seven weeks and eight weekends. In that time an estimated 1000+ mountain bikers had travelled the trail, around 150 each … Continue reading →

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KARAMEA Article by Mark Merriman from NZ Today Magazine

Posted on February 21, 2012 by LivinginPeaceProject

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