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It's official, the Summer Coastie 2013/14 is out

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Celebrating Local People, Art & Enterprise - 40 pages of it - 4000 copies printed - The Coastie Summer Edition 2013/14! For the second year, the Coastie team is proud to present our free local magazine showcasing the Tutukaka Coast. Available from Tutukaka Coast venues and selected Whangarei cafes, restaurants, shops and through the Whangarei visitor information centres at Tarewa Park and at the Town Basin. IN THIS ISSUE - enjoy contributions from Kate Malcolm of Dive! Tutukaka , Guy Bowden of Tawapou Coastal Natives , Kate Broughton of VeganCuisine and of course our famous beach guide by Mal Egginton of Tutukaka Surf . Plus - we showcase stunning photographs by Iain Urquhart and Rob Plim and we endulge a little in beautiful artworks by Steve Moase & Friends, on offer at Tutukaka Gallery which has a new neighbour in Mi Casa Gallery . To celebrate local art, business, trades and services, you'll find a good selection in this issue. Why not enjoy lunch at  ...

Tutukaka Coastie draws positive feedback

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Click image for current issue The Coastie , arguably NZ's smallest coastal newsletter, is growing! Week2 - Issue 2 is out - double the size as issue 1. The print run of 1000 copies goes to nearly 800 T-Coast letterboxes, the shops, businesses and cafes on the T-Coast and is distributed at the Saturday Market in Whangarei. Early days yet but Community response so far has been very encouraging. People not only notice the publication but like what they see and want to contribute to it. Advertisers are now calling spontaneously when they receive The Coastie in their mailbox and contact us to place adverts. I have been busy researching & writing relevant content, designing Coastie adverts for people, introducing the idea to local and Whangarei businesses and nutting out the actual workflow to make all this happen on a weekly basis alongside my other commitments (sheer madness). There are calls and emails from people wanting to contribute locally relevant content and m...