-
Recent Posts
Archives
- May 2026
- October 2025
- September 2025
- August 2025
- June 2025
- February 2025
- December 2024
- June 2024
- May 2024
- February 2024
- November 2023
- April 2023
- July 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- October 2021
- September 2021
- December 2020
- December 2019
- March 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- January 2018
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- April 2017
- February 2017
- October 2016
- September 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- September 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
Categories
- 107.5 FM
- 1080
- Adelaide
- Adventure
- Advertising
- Agriculture
- AI
- Antiques
- Appalachians
- Architecture
- Art
- Artist
- Artist-in-residency programme
- Arwen Dyer
- Australia
- Banjo
- Banking
- Belgium
- Big Man
- Bluegrass
- Blues
- Book Review
- Boxing
- Brendan O'Dwyer
- Buller District Council
- Bureaucracy
- Business
- Canada
- Cheese
- Chess
- Children
- China
- Christmas
- Co.Starters
- Coal
- Collingwood
- Community
- Community-Led Development
- Conservation
- Crime
- Culture
- Czech Republic
- Department of Conservation
- DIY
- DJ Crap
- DJ Echo
- DJT
- DOC
- Donald Trump
- Drugs
- Economics
- Education
- Efficiency
- Electricity
- Elise Burkevics
- Entertainment
- Environment
- Environmentally Responsible Business
- Eric Clapton
- Erotica
- Fashion
- Fitness
- Food
- Forever Lights
- Funk
- Funny
- Gardening
- Gareth Morgan
- Germany
- Gifts
- Groove
- Guinea Pig
- Halloween
- Health
- Heaphy Track
- Hilarious
- Hilarous
- HillBilly Music
- Hippies
- Hippy
- Historical
- Humor
- Humour
- Interviews
- Israel
- Jamie Tillett
- Japan
- Jazz
- Jesus
- Kahurangi National Park
- Karamea
- Karamea Area School
- Karamea Estuary Enhancement Project
- Karamea Ministry of Red Tape
- Karamea Radio
- Karamea Radio 107.5 FM
- Kidnapping
- Kyla McLachlan
- LED Lighting
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Little Wanganui
- LivinginPeace Project
- Marcellus Nealy
- Marco Gianstefani
- Marriage
- Media
- Mexico
- Mining
- Money
- Moo
- Mountain Biking
- Movie Review
- MTB
- Muhammad Ali
- Music
- Musicians
- Nature
- Nazis
- Nelson
- New York
- New Zealand
- New Zealand Police
- Northern Ireland
- Nuphoria
- Obituary
- Olympics
- Oparara
- Oparara Basin
- Oparara Valley Track
- Optical Illusion
- Otago
- Ozarks
- Paparoa
- Parenting
- Parody
- Paul Murray
- PDC
- Peace
- PermaBlitz
- Permaculture
- Peter Jenkins
- Peter Whittaker
- Photography
- Politics
- Pop
- POTUS
- Power
- President Trump
- Product review
- Property
- Property Brokers
- Python
- Quotes
- Racism
- Radio
- Radio Karamea
- Radio Shows
- Real Estate
- RedNeck
- Religion
- Resident artist
- Restaurant
- Rock'n'Roll
- Rongo
- Rongo Backpackers & Gallery
- Rongo Dinner Bed & Breakfast
- Royal Family
- Rudolph Hess
- Russia
- Satire
- Science
- Sculpture
- Seddonville
- Sex
- Sir Bob Jones
- Slovakia
- Snake
- Soccer
- Social Commentary
- Social Enterprise
- Social Equity
- Soul
- South Australia
- South Island
- Sport
- SuperMoo the KarameaWonderDog
- Sustainability
- Sustainablity
- Sweden
- Theatre
- Tokyo
- Tourism
- Tragedy
- Tramping
- Travel
- Uncategorized
- United States
- Victor Da Costa
- Waldemar von Kazak
- War
- Wearable Art
- Wedding
- Weird
- West Coast
- WildBoy
Meta
-
Join 213 other subscribers
The LivinginPeace Project
Category Archives: Parody
Democracy Crumbles While Nero Blows His Trumpet
Paul Murray critiques Donald Trump’s ability to dominate media narratives while executing significant behind-the-scenes alterations to governance. He likens Trump’s frenetic public persona to a cyclist pedaling rapidly to maintain balance, suggesting that as Trump escalates his outrageous claims, public support may wane. Meanwhile, critical institutional changes occur quietly, posing a threat to democracy. The challenge lies in recognizing these shifts rather than merely reacting to Trump’s distractions. Continue reading
Posted in Art, Canada, Crime, Donald Trump, Economics, Entertainment, Hilarious, Hilarous, Humor, Humour, Parody, Paul Murray, Politics, Power, Satire, Social Commentary, Uncategorized, United States, War
Tagged Accountability, DJT, Donald Trump, Economy, Funny, History, Humor, Humour, News, Parody, Politics, President Trump, Satire, Social Commentary, The United States, Trump
Leave a comment
Karamea Ministry of Red Tape #28
Ole! Karamea Ministry of Red Tape! Ole! A subtly rhetorical, covertly ambiguous, ridiculously sinister Propaganda Unit of the Mexican Tequila Cartel! Authorised by Amigo Gaucamole Zappata to receive Official Complaints on behalf of the New Zealand Government! Market Cross, Karamea, 0900 hrs Monday … Continue reading
Posted in AI, Bureaucracy, Business, Donald Trump, Funny, Hilarious, Hilarous, Humor, Humour, Karamea, Karamea Radio, Karamea Radio 107.5 FM, Media, Mexico, New Zealand, Parody, Paul Murray, Radio, Radio Karamea, Russia, Satire, Social Commentary, SuperMoo the KarameaWonderDog, Uncategorized, United States, West Coast
Tagged Art, Funny, Hilarious, Humor, Humour, karamea, Karamea Ministry of Red Tape, New Zealand, Parody, Satire, South Island, West Coast
4 Comments
Agent Sells “Unsaleable,” “Munted” House
Creative property blurb attracts unprecedented media attention for dilapidated Seddonville house Munted: This 120-year-old house is in an excellent location on a rise, surrounded by hills and forest and with a stunning view of a waterfall. The garage, sheds and … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Architecture, Buller District Council, Coal, Community, DIY, Economics, Entertainment, Hilarious, Hilarous, Historical, Humor, Humour, Media, Money, Nature, New Zealand, Parody, Paul Murray, Photography, Product review, Property, Property Brokers, Quotes, Real Estate, Satire, Seddonville, Social Commentary, Social Equity, South Island, Uncategorized, Weird, West Coast
Tagged Advertising, affordable-housing, blog, Funny, Hilarious, housing, Humor, Humour, Media, Munted House, New Zealand, Paul Murray, Property, Property Brokers, Real Estate, Seddonville, South Island, Travel, West Coast
Leave a comment
Man-Bear Possum Terrifies Kahurangi NP People
DOC Uses Mutant Possum Threat to Justify Massive Aerial Poison Blitz Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray The mystery of the New Zealand Government’s persistence with aerial baiting of vast regions of the “Clean-Green/100%Pure” country with 1080 poison was revealed yesterday by … Continue reading
Posted in 1080, Conservation, Department of Conservation, DOC, Environment, Funny, Heaphy Track, Hilarious, Humor, Humour, Kahurangi National Park, Karamea, LivinginPeace Project, New Zealand, Parody, Paul Murray, Photography, Politics, Satire, Social Commentary, South Island, Uncategorized, West Coast
Tagged 1080, Environment, Funny, Heaphy Track, Hilarious, Humor, Humour, Kahurangi National Park, karamea, Man-Bear Possum, New Zealand, Paul Murray, Photos, Politics, Social Commentary, South Island, West Coast
11 Comments
Worldly Gentlemen Gather in Honour of the Big Man
Off ZZTop of my Head By Paul Murray A wide range gentlemen from all parts of the Earthisphere arrived at Rongo Backpackers & Gallery on a spectacular Karamea evening to celebrate the end of Master Brian “Big Man” Thomson’s bachelorhood. Yes Ladies, … Continue reading
Posted in 107.5 FM, Big Man, DJ Crap, Entertainment, Environmentally Responsible Business, Funny, Hilarious, Hilarous, Humor, Humour, Japan, Karamea, Karamea Radio, LivinginPeace Project, New Zealand, Parody, Paul Murray, Peace, Photography, Rongo Backpackers & Gallery, Social Commentary, South Island, Travel, Uncategorized, Wedding, West Coast
Tagged Brian Thomson, Funny, Humour, karamea, Mitsuyo Numata, New Zealand, Rongo, South Island, Stag Night, West Coast
3 Comments
Sir Bob Proposes Capital Morgan Monument
Sir Bob Jones has written a letter to the mayor of Wellington, asking if he can demolish one of his buildings to erect a 5000-metre statue of Gareth Morgan. He even sent in a sketch of what the statue – … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Economics, Funny, Gareth Morgan, Hilarious, Hilarous, Humor, Humour, Money, New Zealand, Parody, Satire, Sir Bob Jones, Social Commentary
Tagged Funny, Gareth Morgan, Humor, Humour, Letter, New Zealand, Parody, Satire, Sir Bob Jones, Wellington
Leave a comment
Reverse Malthusian Trap Snares Rural Kiwis
Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray Karamea, West Coast, New Zealand: February 17, 2016 The New Zealand Minister for Economic Development the right honourable Ms Joyce Stevens announced today that given the success of recent regional austerity … Continue reading
Posted in Buller District Council, Business, Children, Economics, Education, Efficiency, Funny, Hilarious, Hilarous, Humor, Humour, Karamea, LivinginPeace Project, Media, Money, New Zealand, New Zealand Police, Parody, Paul Murray, Politics, Power, Satire, Social Commentary, South Island, Uncategorized
Tagged Economics, Humor, Humour, Parody, Police, Politics, Satire, Social Commentary
6 Comments
Bye Bye Fluffy
Python Devours Children’s Pet Piglet Off the Top of my Head By Paul Murray Sometime in the dark of night on November 11, 2015 a young carpet python slithered silently into the home of Lilly and Fluffy Thompson, wound its … Continue reading
Busy Day for DJT: Political Satire Mirrors Social Trends
Rate this: