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The Day “Dean Buchanan” Came to Town

Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray   Would the real Dean Buchanan please stand up? If you see this guy, he’s not Dean Buchanan… In the summer of 2006, a guy claiming to be Auckland artist Dean … Continue reading

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LivinginPeace Project Holiday Vouchers

Frances Tordoff came to stay at Rongo Backpackers & Gallery in the summer of 2012 on the recommendation of her daughter Bekki, who had previously worked at Rongo as a Wwoofer (Willing Worker on Organic Farm) several times since the … Continue reading

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Where’s that Naughty BaBear Now?

Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray Our daughter Diva loves the BaBear Game. We hide BaBear around the house and she hunts him down and when she finds him, she says “Ba,” which means “Boo” in Japanese. … Continue reading

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Karamea Ministry of Red Tape # 18

A New Zealand Government Department authorised by a covertly suspicious and deliberately ambiguous Act of Parliament and compounded by a tacitly implied Royal Approval to receive official complaints.   Office Manager:      Red Scarlett Senior Complaints Officer:       Madagascar Mirage Office Receptionist:     … Continue reading

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Rongo Views: Photos by Isabel & Petia

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The Creative Vibrancy of Rongo Backpackers, Karamea Farm Baches and the LivinginPeace Project through the Eyes of Guests/Wwoofers/Friends Isabel Göermann and Petia Vowell.

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Insurance Companies…Who’s Watching These Crooks?

Off the Top of my Head By Paul Murray Incredibly, insurance premiums worldwide have skyrocketed in the wake of natural disasters and the prospect of more wild weather resulting from climate change and other factors…deforestation, fracking etc, etc. The insurance … Continue reading

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Where’s that Naughty BaBear?

    Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray Our daughter Diva loves the BaBear game we invented…we hide BaBear around the house and she hunts him down and brings him back to us….we’re basically training her to … Continue reading

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Japanese Artist Brings ‘Inspiration’ To Re-Invent

Japanese artist Shota Kawahara works on a landscape painting at Re-Invent Art Gallery in Lake Forest   Japanese artist Shota Kawahara made his American debut recently with his first art exhibition titled “Inspiration,” which will run at the Lake Forest … Continue reading

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Introducing Elena Gilis: Queen of Rongolia

Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray   The LivinginPeace Project welcomes Belgian student Elena Gilis, who is studying Human Ecology at the College of the Atlantic (CoA) in Maine, USA, and has joined us as an intern from … Continue reading

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Karamea Radio 107.5 FM Interviews with the Rongolians

DJ Stephanie Owens interviews the Rongo wwoofing team (The Rongolians) live on Karamea Radio 107.5 FM on December 17, 2012. The Rongolians candidly discuss their respective lives, passions, travel experiences, sexual persuasions, gender and personal philosophies. Karamea Radio is broadcast … Continue reading

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