Tag Archives: West Coast

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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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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Japanese TV Crew Visits LivinginPeace Project in Karamea

A TV crew from Tokyo Broadcasting System came to Karamea at the top of the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand to film the daily lives of Japanese expat Sanae Murray and her family for a programme … Continue reading →

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Posted in Agriculture, Art, Business, Department of Conservation, DOC, Environment, Funny, Heaphy Track, Hilarious, Humor, Humour, Japan, Kahurangi National Park, Karamea, LivinginPeace Project, New Zealand, Oparara, Permaculture, Photography, Social Commentary, Travel, West Coast | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

World Famous Rongo Heaphy & Pot-Luck Feasts

Off the Top of my Head: By Paul Murray   One of the main objectives of the LivinginPeace Project is to provide all our people and our guests with meals made from freshly harvested, locally grown, organic, healthy, nutritious and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Advertising, Agriculture, Art, Business, Economics, Education, Environment, Heaphy Track, Kahurangi National Park, Karamea, LivinginPeace Project, Money, Moo, MTB, New Zealand, Peace, Permaculture, Photography, Social Commentary, SuperMoo the KarameaWonderDog, Tramping, Travel, West Coast | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Karamea Ministry of Red Tape #16

A New Zealand Government Department authorised by a rhetorically ambiguous and a covertly fictitious Act of Parliament and compounded by a tacitly implied Royal Approval to receive Official Complaints. Office Manager:     Red Scarlett Senior Complaints Officer:    Rubik … Continue reading →

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Visit the Top of the West Coast

<p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/47853932″>Welcome to the Buller District – Top of the West Coast. New Zealand</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/westcoastfilm”>WestCoastFilm</a&gt; on <a href=”http://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a&gt;.</p>

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Rongo Heroes: Vidoes By PassitOn Films

Paul Murray: LivinginPeace Project Founder <p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/47384586″>Paul Murray, Rongo Hero</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/passiton”>PassitOn</a&gt; on <a href=”http://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a&gt;.</p> Dave Tailby: Permaculture Farm Manager <p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/47393940″>DaveTaiby RongoHero</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/passiton”>PassitOn</a&gt; on <a href=”http://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a&gt;.</p> Brian “Big Man” Thomson: General Manager <p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/47391216″>TheBigMan, Rongo Hero</a> … Continue reading →

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Have You Been to Rongolia Yet?

This is a blog post from a few years ago…only the names have been changed to protect the guilty….   So much has happened since my last post that I don’t know where to begin. My circumstances have changed. My … Continue reading →

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Japanese Artist Shota Kawahara Takes on Chicago

Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray   Vagabond artist, Shota Kawahara, is currently flat out preparing for a show as resident artist at Re-Invent Gallery in Lake Forest, Chicago. Graduate of the prestigious Kyoto University art faculty, nonconformist Japanese … Continue reading →

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The Serious Business of Permaculture

“What permaculturalists are doing is the most important activity that any group is doing on the planet. We don’t know what the details of a truly sustainable future are going to be like, but we need options, we need people … Continue reading →

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