Fi Greig
Passionate about food, textures and flavours, Fi has made her mark in the hospitality sector with her foodie adventures and is now set up in Horowhenua.
Fi has 20 years experience in creating and cooking. Born and bred in Waikanae, and then raising her 2 daughters on the coast. Having owned foodie hot spots in Kāpiti (Marine Parade Eatery, Sunday Cantina Waikanae and Sunday Cantina Raumati South) Fi has since sold up and moved North to the wide open spaces of Levin nearer to family (mainly her adorable grandson) and to now open The Old Courthouse Eatery in the most amazing historic building. Boasting 2 cook books (Sunday Cantina and The Fi Greig method), hosting regular cooking classes and creating these amazing spaces for others to dine, Fi is ready to show the locals the Fi Greig way. Stay up to date with her adventures, be it cooking, walking and talking you will meet the wahine who lives and breathes hospo.
The Old courthouse
Eileen and Arnold Bagrie (aged 11) c.1920
Photo credit to Horowhenua Historical Society Inc.
The Old Courthouse Eatery 2024
The Levin Historic Courthouse was built in 1903, and was originally located in Bristol Street, Levin.
It has a floor area of 152m2, and is constructed of matai and totara, weatherboard cladding and a corrugated iron roof.
Major renovations undertaken in 1969 removed many of the original internal features. The exterior and floor layout remain largely original, with small modifications to the front entrance.
In 2007, the Department of Corrections gifted the building to Horowhenua District Council, and following public consultation the Courthouse was moved to its current site in the Nola Simpson Rose Gardens on Cambridge Street.
Significant renovations were carried out in 2009, including structural repairs, upgrading the interior, reinstating windows to their original position, and rebuilding the western wall and part of the ceiling. The surrounding green space was upgraded at the same time to compliment the building, creating the Nola Simpson Rose Gardens.
Various organisations and even a coffee shop been housed in this historic building.
The Old Courthouse Eatery is now a part of the journey and welcomes the community to share in the beauty and grace of this beloved space.