Category Archives: New Zealand

NZ Kids Dress Dead Possums for Charity

Posted on September 13, 2012 by LivinginPeaceProject

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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Super Moo the Karamea Wonder Dog

Posted on September 9, 2012 by LivinginPeaceProject

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

Posted on September 1, 2012 by LivinginPeaceProject

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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Accidental Multi-Millionaire Leo Gao: Kiwi Hero

Posted on August 27, 2012 by LivinginPeaceProject

What would you have done if you were Leo Gao? Off the Top of my Head By Paul Murray   What would you have done if you were Leo Gao? After battling away for years working hard as a small … Continue reading →

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Visit the Top of the West Coast

Posted on August 27, 2012 by LivinginPeaceProject

<p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/47853932″>Welcome to the Buller District – Top of the West Coast. New Zealand</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/westcoastfilm”>WestCoastFilm</a&gt; on <a href=”http://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a&gt;.</p>

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Karamea Ministry of Red Tape #15

Posted on August 27, 2012 by LivinginPeaceProject

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:    Iggy Popsicle Office … Continue reading →

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Rongo Heroes: Vidoes By PassitOn Films

Posted on August 24, 2012 by LivinginPeaceProject

Paul Murray: LivinginPeace Project Founder <p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/47384586″>Paul Murray, Rongo Hero</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/passiton”>PassitOn</a&gt; on <a href=”http://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a&gt;.</p> Dave Tailby: Permaculture Farm Manager <p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/47393940″>DaveTaiby RongoHero</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/passiton”>PassitOn</a&gt; on <a href=”http://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a&gt;.</p> Brian “Big Man” Thomson: General Manager <p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/47391216″>TheBigMan, Rongo Hero</a> … Continue reading →

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INSPIRATION: Exhibition by Shota Kawahara

Posted on August 21, 2012 by LivinginPeaceProject

Exhibition by LivinginPeace Project 2011 Resident Artist Shota Kawahara at Re-Invent, Lake Forest Chicago

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Have You Been to Rongolia Yet?

Posted on August 14, 2012 by LivinginPeaceProject

This is a blog post from a few years ago…only the names have been changed to protect the guilty….   So much has happened since my last post that I don’t know where to begin. My circumstances have changed. My … Continue reading →

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Japanese Artist Shota Kawahara Takes on Chicago

Posted on August 6, 2012 by LivinginPeaceProject

Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray   Vagabond artist, Shota Kawahara, is currently flat out preparing for a show as resident artist at Re-Invent Gallery in Lake Forest, Chicago. Graduate of the prestigious Kyoto University art faculty, nonconformist Japanese … Continue reading →

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