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“In 1978, I shifted back to live in Ohakune and I took a stronger interest. I met with some of my cousins in the 1980s – Matiu Mareikura, Mark Cribb, Ruka Broughton and, from time to time, John Tahuparae. “We went to Wellington to view it and asked if we could have the object returned either to Pipiriki or to the Whanganui museum.” However, a decision was made to move it to the newly established national museum Te Papa in the 1990s. Despite this, efforts to bring the taonga home continued, Robinson said. The waka maumaharatanga was originally situated about 300m from the water’...

COUNCILLORS have given the green light for a Boscombe restaurant to serve food and drink from its new beach decking. The managing director of Urban Reef had warned that refusing to extend its licence could force it out of business after a “really tough” pandemic. Following this, a BCP Council licensing sub-committee approved its proposals, allowing the use of its £70,000 beach decking. The application was submitted in March and proposed extending the existing licence for Urban Reef to cover the new decked area on the beach. “Bringing this within the licensed area provides som...

Urban Reef in Boscombe A SEAFRONT restaurant in Boscombe could go out of business unless councillors allow it to expand onto the beach, its managing director has warned. Mark Cribb, who runs Urban Reef, urged BCP Council’s licensing sub-committee to approves its plans to expand its operation onto a decked area when it met on Wednesday. He said the business was “on the brink of failure” and that it needed to be “given an opportunity to trade its way out of the mess”. In March he applied to the council for a new, extended licence which would allow the restaurant to serve food ...

Pubs, bars and restaurants have been closed while the nation sat in lockdown as coronavirus cases surged. However, with cases now relatively low, hospitality businesses can be reopen outdoors, with no curfew or substantial meal rules in place. And business bosses said there was a “buzz” around the place. Mark Cribb, founder of Urban Guild which runs Urban Reef, Urban Beach and Urban Garden, said: “All three will open, Garden in the town centre has got really large terraces. “In Reef we have refurbished the ground floor, we have given it a lot of love and we have space outsi...

AS Larderhouse in Southbourne marks it’s ten year anniversary it’s owner James Fowler is our well deserved Trader of the Week. James also owns Parlourmentary - the former funeral parlour converted into a cheese store, across the road in Southbourne Grove - and Terroir Tapas further up the street. Despite the odds the resourceful businessman has kept busy during the pandemic. The Larderhouse is now open as a kitchen market in lockdown, whilst Parlourmentary continues to sell around 200 cheeses, charcuterie and essential produce. Larderhouse marked its tenth birthday with a week of ...