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Singapore Airlines Article on Karamea/Nelson/Collingwood

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The History of the LivingInPeace Project

Off the Top of my Head By Paul Murray In 2002, while working as a journalist for The Daily Yomiuri in Japan, I was actively involved in the international peace movement that was protesting the planned unprovoked invasion of Iraq … Continue reading

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HELP…the “Karamea” Movie Needs You!

https://www.indiegogo.com/project/karamea-is-this-the-end-of-the-road/embedded

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Italian Director Denied Entry to Complete Karamea Doco

  By Aimee van der Weyden Friday Mar 4, 2016 The foreign director of a documentary film about Karamea is unable to return to finish filming because he was deported at Auckland Airport. Marco Gianstefani from Milan, Italy, spent two … Continue reading

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KEEP Keeps on Keeping On

Karamea Estuary Enhancement Project – KEEP Kaiawhina o te Wahapuu Karamea Off the Top of my Head By Paul Murray for KEEP A productive morning by local volunteers working on the Karamea Estuary Enhancement Project (KEEP) on December 8, 2015 … Continue reading

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Postcards from Rongolia: Summer 2014/15…Thanks Y’all!!

LivingInPeace Project: http://www.LivingInPeace.com Rongo Backpackers & Gallery: http://www.RongoBackpackers.com Karamea Farm Baches: http://www.KarameaFarmBaches.co.nz Heaphy Track: http://www.HeaphyTrack.com Karamea Radio: www.facebook.com/KarameaRadio107.5FM

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Israeli Traveller Conquers Heaphy Track in Wheelchair

  Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray Arnon Amit from Israel arrived in Karamea at the top of the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand on January 2, 2015, after successfully negotiating the Heaphy … Continue reading

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LivingInPeace Project Resident Artist Retrospective

Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray   When friend Erik Sanner became a “struggling artist” stereotype and almost starved on the hard streets of Tokyo, I thought something should be done. I’d written a couple of articles about Sanner … Continue reading

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Lorenzo “The Italian Snail” Visits Rongolia

Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray     Italian traveller Lorenzo Sebastio is a real backpacker and there aren’t many left. He calls himself a “snail” as he carries his house on his back everywhere he goes and … Continue reading

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Hard Road Leads to Nice Cuppa Tea Atop Mt Hua Shan

Monday, January 6, 2014 This may be the scariest trail in the world….. We hope you’re not afraid of heights, because this even made our palms sweat. What you see below is a mountain in China called Mt. Hua Shan. … Continue reading

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