Category Archives: New Zealand

The Rongolian Star Quiz # 2 Special Interest Subject: KimDotCom

On the 20th of January 2012, Kim Dotcom aka Kim Schmitz aka Kimble aka Kim Tim Jim Vestor had his Coatsville, Auckland, New Zealand mansion raided by the United States Keystone Cops elite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle squad of aSSaSSins, … Continue reading →

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Heaphy Hut/Lewis River Bridge Construction Progress Report

Construction is underway on the new ‘super-bridge’ that will replace the two swing bridges at the Heaphy-Lewis River confluence. July flooding washed away the bridge across the Lewis River and it was eventually recovered near the Heaphy River mouth. The … Continue reading →

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Posted in Department of Conservation, Environment, Heaphy Track, Kahurangi National Park, Karamea, LivinginPeace Project, Mountain Biking, MTB, New Zealand, Photography, Tramping, Travel, Uncategorized, West Coast | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Quiet Revolution—Bill Mollison on Permaculture

    By Scott London Bill Mollison calls himself a field biologist and itinerant teacher. But it would be more accurate to describe him as an instigator. When he published Permaculture One in 1978, he launched an international land-use movement many regard … Continue reading →

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Karamea Ministry of Red Tape #16

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:    Rubik … Continue reading →

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NZ Kids Dress Dead Possums for Charity

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

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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Posted in Buller District Council, Business, Karamea, LivinginPeace Project, Moo, New Zealand, Permaculture, Photography, Politics, Social Commentary, SuperMoo the KarameaWonderDog, Travel, Uncategorized, West Coast | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 130 Comments

The Mirror Tarn: ArtofNature Photography by Paul Murray

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

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

<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

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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