Bay Harbour: September 30, 2020

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Wednesday September 30 2020
News
• By Devon Bolger
LINCOLN’S annual
comedy festival is just
weeks away.
This is the fifth year of
the Live in Lincoln event
which will take place on
October 17.
Festival organiser David
Parlane said it will mark a
step forward for the event
industry which has been
extremely hard hit from
Covid-19.
“Not only just comedians
but musicians, bands, quiz
shows, you name it, they
have all been affected,” he
said.
“The people behind the
scenes who put up the
stages, the lighting and the
sound. We have a lot of
talent in this country they
just haven’t had any work.”
Parlane said the show
will be the fifrst job back in
the year for the people who
are setting up the stage.
The festival will feature
comedian Ben Hurley who
is best known for his work
on TV3’s topical comedy
panel show 7 Days.
Award-winning comic
Alan McElroy, comedian
magician Jarred Fell and
musical duo Fan Brigade
will also perform.
Parlane said he is pleased
to have some certainty for
the show now that we have
moved to alert level 1.
“It is certainly nice to
know that as of right now
the show can go on. We’ve
got really good performers
this year.
“Alan McElroy from
Ireland, Ben Hurley who is
one of New Zealand’s top
comedians, Jared Fell who
has been on NBC’s Bring
The Funny and a couple
of really talented female
comedians.”
He said they are looking
forward to putting on a
good show for the community.
“We want to put something
back into the community
so everyone can
get out there and laugh and
enjoy themselves.
“It’s about sorting the locals
and also the event industry
has been extremely
hard hit from Covid-19.”
“For $44 bucks you
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The countdown is
under way to
Lincoln comedy event
LAUGH: (Clockwise
from top) – Comedy
duo Fan Brigade will
perform alongside
comedians Alan
McElroy, Jarred Fell
and Ben Hurley at the
Live in Lincoln festival.
get two to three hours of
entertainment with worldclass
entertainers, we
deserve to get out and have
a bit of a laugh.”
•The event will be
held on October 17
at the Lincoln Events
Centre. Doors open at
6pm, show starts at
7pm. Tickets are $44
plus booking fee and
can be purchased
online at http://www.
liveinlincoln.nz or
locally at Bridgestone
Lincoln or the Crate
and Barrel Leeston
METRO
New look for
metro buses
Over the next few months, distinctive teal
coloured buses will begin to appear on the
streets as Metro introduces a new exterior
design to its fleet.
The new livery design is inspired by the
foods and resources shared by early Māori,
the natural landscape that connected them,
and the mosaic of waterways that formed
early travel routes across our region –
represented today by the Metro network.
Environment Canterbury Councillor
Phil Clearwater said that the new livery
simplifies Metro’s network for a more
approachable, user friendly experience.
“We want to make it clearer that this is a
single, reliable, connected network that will
get you anywhere you need to go in greater
Christchurch across the day.
“We found that the numerous bus brands
were diluting the message of Metro’s
connected network, and so we have worked
with our bus operators, Go Bus, Red Bus
and Ritchies, during the implementation
of their new contracts to introduce a single
look across all buses.
“Our changes are designed
to help users right across
the network, rather than
only those travelling on the
Metro Lines – which make
up only five of Metro’s 27
routes.
“We are also preparing for
a future where we will, in
time, grow the number of high
Is your bus
timetable
changing?
On the 28th of September some of our bus
timetables are changing. These changes are part
of improvements we are making to our service.
Bus timetables that will be changing:
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frequency routes. Continuing with the
colour coded ‘Metro Line’ approach would
require more and more colours, adding
complexity to the network.
“The new operating contracts include
replacement of around 100 buses, or half
our fleet, over the next two years, so with
this many buses being produced, this is the
time to update the livery,” he said.
Environment Canterbury is introducing
39 new ultra-low emission buses over the
next months to serve greater Christchurch
bus users. All of these will be built locally
in Rolleston. These will be followed by 25
zero emission electric buses in 2021, and
more new buses in 2022.
All buses other than the Orbiter will
be painted in the new Metro teal colour
to represent our strong link to water, an
essential life-sustaining force.
“The Orbiter will remain in a
recognizable green livery, symbolic of the
land,” said Councillor Clearwater.
The Metro livery will be introduced to the
fleet over the coming months.
1
95
97
125
1 Rangiora – Cashmere (Blue Line)
95 Pegasus/Waikuku – City
97 Pegasus – Rangiora (New)
125 Redwood – Westlake
Check what your new timetable
will be at metro.co.nz
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