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Selected contents of BeachLife #5 Summer 2009-2010
• The Joan Coates Story: Joan Coates has been a well-known personality in Gisborne or over half a century, most of those years spent living here at Wainui Beach.
• Daren's fight against foreign fishers: Okitu man and fishing consultant Daren Coulston is so outraged at the current direction of the New Zealand fishing industry he has started a national campaign to bring about change.
• Designer Lauren moonlights on the fashion runway
• New school library arrives on the crest of a wave
• Matty Clarke choice of home works out: It’s been five years since Wainui local Matt Nache Clarke and his friend Gene Paul started Gisborne’s PaulNache art gallery.
• Troy's art turns a buck at the bar: Troy Conole has no plans to leave Gisborne anytime soon. This 22-year-old Pare Street local is proud to be Wainui born and bred and has a collection of successfully selling art work that testifies to the passion he has for the local lifestyle.
• Kelly Ryan's Rave Wave: Catching up with surfing action and the competitive scene around our beaches during the winter and spring of 2009.