Category Archives: Sustainablity

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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For Permaculture in Japan Visit Permaculture Awa Farm & Dojo

Posted on June 29, 2013 by LivinginPeaceProject

Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray   If you’re in Japan and you’re interested in permaculture, you need to meet Phil Cashman and see what he’s doing at Permaculture Awa Farm and Dojo in Wada on the Chiba Prefecture … 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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Can International Travel Be Sustainable?

Posted on May 11, 2013 by LivinginPeaceProject

Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray   (The LivinginPeace Project aims to combine Art/Travel/Permaculture and Education into a Sustainable Business)   The LivinginPeace Project in Karamea at the top of the West Coast of the South Island … Continue reading →

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A Dystopian Future: Open Letter to Fellow Environmentalists

Posted on April 4, 2012 by LivinginPeaceProject

Excellent Rant on Environment/Industrialisation/Sustainability & Clean Energy This open letter was written by a member of Deep Green Resistance Colorado, and was influenced and informed by Deep Green Resistance and the work of Paul Kingsnorth, Derrick Jensen, Lierre Keith, Aric McBay, and … Continue reading →

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The World is Your Canvas – Karamea’s Rongo Backpackers Where Self-Sufficiency Meets Creativity

Posted on September 12, 2011 by LivinginPeaceProject

Reprinted from the world’s Happiest Magazine: HappyZine: http://www.happyzine.co.nz   Article by By Kathleen Anderson Freelance Writer Paul Murray is a self-realized artist.  He has invested his whole life and soul in his current work: The LivinginPeace Project, which aims to … Continue reading →

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There’s More to the West Coast than Dairy

Posted on September 9, 2011 by LivinginPeaceProject

The Press August 21, 2008
 Off the Top of my Head By Paul Murray   The use of sodium monofluoroacetate (1080) by the Animal Health Board (AHB) on the West Coast is indeed a contentious and emotive issue and one … Continue reading →

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