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Aotearoa AWOL at Osaka World EXPO

Posted on September 20, 2025 by LivinginPeaceProject

Murray Family’s Quest to Locate MIA New Zealand at Expo 2025 Off The Top of My Head By Paul Murray My family and I recently flew to Tokyo on our annual pilgrimage to visit my wife Sanae’s parents. This year. … Continue reading →

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Trump/Musk Blitzkreig Divides, But Will It Conquer?

Posted on February 17, 2025 by LivinginPeaceProject

Paul Murray’s piece critiques Donald Trump’s ability to distract with outrageous statements, enabling significant behind-the-scenes decisions. This strategy, coupled with Elon Musk’s influence, threatens political independence. The narrative warns against the erosion of democracy and rising authoritarianism, urging the need for balance rather than extreme reactions to social change. Continue reading →

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The Hess Mess: Rudolph the Red-Faced Reichdear

Posted on December 11, 2024 by LivinginPeaceProject

A slightly humorous essay on Rudolph Hess’s failed peace mission to the United Kingdon in 1941. Continue reading →

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Trumpet: The Don Plots Social Media Comeback

Posted on October 23, 2021 by LivinginPeaceProject

Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray Former POTUS Donald Trump is planning a comeback from the social media wilderness to which he was cast after being banned from FaceBook/Twitter/Instagram et al. for repeated indiscretions, violations of posting … Continue reading →

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Man-Bear Possum Terrifies Kahurangi NP People

Posted on July 10, 2016 by LivinginPeaceProject

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 →

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Karameans Urge OVT to Allow MTBers access to Oparara

Posted on February 18, 2016 by LivinginPeaceProject

Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray Oparara Valley Track: “Using our Past to Secure our Future” It’s great to see open public debate on the subject of the “Wangapeka Road” proposal and many good points have been … Continue reading →

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Reverse Malthusian Trap Snares Rural Kiwis

Posted on February 17, 2016 by LivinginPeaceProject

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 →

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Busy Day for the DON

Posted on December 14, 2015 by LivinginPeaceProject

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The Art of Social Commentary by Waldemar von Kazak

Posted on September 23, 2015 by LivinginPeaceProject

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Struth…Those Bloody Aussies are a Weird Mob Mate!

Posted on October 17, 2014 by LivinginPeaceProject

Point of Order, Mr. Speaker! Parliament Live from the House in Canberra. Dateline : Tuesday, November 4th, 2014 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Mr. Speaker:      Order! Order! Please be upstanding for Advance Australia Fair! Misshter Shpeaker! Mr. Speaker:    The Member for … Continue reading →

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