The Star: October 31, 2019

Thursday October 31 2019 The Star
• By Sophie Cornish
NOT ONE but two books about
Kieran Read will be launched in
Christchurch on November 22.
The retiring All Blacks captain
will appear at an event to release
Kieran Read Straight 8 The
Autobiography at Canterbury
University’s new UCSA building.
And on the same night,
Kieran Read Straight 8 by Scotty
Stevenson will also be launched.
Stevenson, a Spark Sport
commentator for the RWC, will
also be at the event, where signed
copies of the
books will be
available.
Read was
unable to discuss
the launch of
the books when
contacted by
The Star as he
was focused on
the All Blacks
third and fourth
place RWC match against Wales
tomorrow night.
The two-time RWC winner will
call time on his All Blacks career
after the match. He plans to move
to Japan with his wife, Bridget,
and their three children to play
for Japanese club Toyota Verblitz
on a one-year contract.
His autobiography features an
open and honest account of his
rugby career, including insights
into the unique pressure around
taking over as All Blacks captain
from the now-retired Richie
McCaw. He
discusses the
emotional toll
injuries and
defeats have had
on his career
and the “intense
experience of
representing a
rugby-obsessed
nation”.
Read also
gives his take
on the various
personalities and
misdemeanours
of his teammates,
coaches and opponents.
The No 8 underwent surgery in
2016 on his wrist and on his lower
spine in 2017.
Born in Papakura, Auckland,
in 1985, Read went on to win the
RWC in 2011 and in 2015, and is
the third most capped All Blacks
player of all time with 125 tests.
He has captained the All Blacks
since 2015 and was named New
Zealand player of the year in 2010
and 2013, and World Rugby player
of the year in 2013. Read was a
three-time Super Rugby winner
with the Crusaders in 2008, 2017
and 2018, and accumulated 145
caps for the team.
Stevenson has written several
biographical books for other
professional sportsmen, including
Cory Jane: Winging It (2015), The
Kiwi Pair (with Hamish Bond
and Eric Murray, 2016), Beaver
(with Stephen Donald, 2017) and
Crocky: Wyatt Crockett (2018).
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Riverside Market boosts other city eateries
• By Louis Day
THE OPENING of the
Riverside Market has coincided
with a record turnover at Little
High Eatery.
Little High Eatery developer
Richard Peebles said the
turnover at the food court
on St Asaph St is continuing
to increase, in spite of the
Riverside Market opening at the
end of last month.
Launching two reads
Scotty
Stevenson
The market on
Oxford Tce is another
development from
Mr Peebles and
his partners Mike
Percasky and Kris
Inglis.
“Little High has
been increasing [in
turnover] all the time,”
he said.
“It has been a continued
trend since it opened, but those
Richard
Peebles
school holidays when
the Riverside Market
opened, we were unsure
what the impact was
going to be.”
Mr Peebles said
businesses surrounding
the Riverside Market
are also experiencing an
increase in turnover.
“The whole idea is for
Riverside to bring more people
into the city and we know it has
had a massive positive impact
on the surrounding businesses.”
Original Sin bar owner Max
Bremner said there has been an
increase in turnover of 15 per
cent at the Oxford Tce bar for
the “lunch period and over the
weekends.”
Hawker Roll manager Deepak
Sapkota said the Cashel St
restaurant has also experienced a
five per cent increase in turnover
since the market opened.
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NEWS 3
in brief
Cyclist dies after
Springs Rd crash
A cyclist has died after a serious
crash involving a vehicle on
Springs Rd near Halswell
Junction Rd yesterday. The crash
happened about 8am, near the
intersection with John Paterson
Drive, which is close to the
overpass construction under
way. Diversions were in place
during the morning and were
lifted at 12.44am.
Cash, cigarettes taken
in knifepoint robbery
A man wielding a knife
demanded cash and cigarettes
during the robbery of a central
city service station yesterday
morning. Mobil on Bealey Ave
owner Farhama Alam said the
alleged offender took $220 and
about 15 packets of cigarettes
after threatening a staff
member with a knife just after
midnight. The staff member was
not injured. Ms Alam said the
man was wearing dark clothes,
red gloves, a grey hoodie and
had his face covered.
Gamal Fouda takes
out local hero award
Al Noor mosque Imam
Gamal Fouda has received a
Kiwibank New Zealand Local
Hero Of The Year award. The
Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton
Community Board member was
recognised for being a peace
advocate following the March 15
terror attacks. The nominations
were made by members of the
public and the judges then
choose the winners. To see
the full list of recipients, go to
nzawards.org.nz
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after the New Brighton Pier
fireworks tomorrow night.
Tens of thousands of people
are expected to attend The
Treetech Fireworks Spectacular.
Temporary road closures
will be in place so people are
encouraged to bus, cycle or
walk to the event. The last free
bus will leave New Brighton at
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