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<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>May</strong> <strong>13</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />
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Aday to remember ... An elated Kaiapoi team shows off the Deans Shield after being the first team to beat GlenmarkCheviot in<br />
nearly three years.<br />
PHOTO: PETER WILLIAMS<br />
Kaiapoi beats Glenmark-Cheviot<br />
GlenmarkCheviot’s golden run of<br />
rugby wins is over, after its senior side<br />
was undone by askilful and<br />
determined Kaiapoi outfit.<br />
It was June 2018 —nearly three<br />
years ago —when GlenmarkCheviot<br />
last tasted defeat in aclub match.<br />
But last Saturday it was convincingly<br />
outplayed by aKaiapoi squad that won<br />
by 20<strong>13</strong> in the Luisetti Seeds<br />
Combined Senior Competition.<br />
In doing so, Kaiapoi lifted the<br />
coveted Deans Shield.<br />
GlenmarkCheviot now faces the<br />
possibility of failing to qualify for the<br />
championship round of the combined<br />
competition.<br />
All eyes will be on the side’s match<br />
against the unbeaten Saracens team, to<br />
be played at Cheviot this Saturday, as<br />
part of that club’s jubilee celebrations.<br />
The scrummaging effort by Kaiapoi<br />
and its depth of frontrow stocks<br />
proved abig factor in its win.<br />
GlenmarkCheviot lost two of its<br />
front rowers, and it was from that point<br />
that Kaiapoi took control at scrum<br />
time.<br />
Spectators witnessed the rare sight<br />
of the GlenmarkCheviot pack going<br />
backwards, at times being completely<br />
demolished.<br />
But GlenmarkCheviot showed<br />
enough resilience to twice draw level,<br />
and at no stage during the match did<br />
Kaiapoi’s lead extend beyond seven<br />
points.<br />
There was much relief among the<br />
Kaiapoi faithful, who attended in<br />
good numbers, when the final whistle<br />
blew.<br />
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By DAVID HILL<br />
The new parkandride bus<br />
service is proving to be a<br />
success.<br />
Discussing the service at<br />
last week’s Waimakariri<br />
District Council meeting,<br />
several councillors said they<br />
were impressed with the<br />
service.<br />
Environment <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
figures indicate patronage<br />
from Rangiora has been<br />
particularly strong.<br />
‘‘From personal<br />
experience, it’s going very<br />
well, and anecdotally it<br />
seems to be well used,’’<br />
<strong>May</strong>or Dan Gordon said.<br />
He often uses the service<br />
to commute to meetings in<br />
the city.<br />
Deputy <strong>May</strong>or Neville<br />
Atkinson echoed the mayor’s<br />
comments.<br />
‘‘Personally, this seems to<br />
be working well. The mayor,<br />
myself and Cr Niki Mealings<br />
have used these services to<br />
get into Christchurch and we<br />
can see with the number of<br />
cars parked, and the bikes,<br />
that it is being used.’’<br />
Environment <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
public transport general<br />
manager Stewart Gibbon<br />
says patronage on both the<br />
Rangiora and Kaiapoi<br />
services continues to<br />
increase.<br />
As at March <strong>2021</strong>,<br />
patronage from Rangiora on<br />
the 91 city direct service was<br />
averaging 168 passengers a<br />
week, while Kaiapoi’s 92<br />
service was averaging 76 a<br />
week.<br />
‘‘It’s important to note that<br />
the Waimakariri direct<br />
services are new, only<br />
beginning in January of this<br />
year,’’ Mr Gibbon says.<br />
‘‘The progressive increase<br />
in usage and engagement so<br />
far is encouraging but it is<br />
early days.<br />
‘‘We will be continuing to<br />
monitor the service and<br />
engage with the community<br />
to support wider awareness<br />
and exposure to the service<br />
offering and benefits,’’ he<br />
says.<br />
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