Pies
Maketu pies bought after two week liquidation process
Maketu pies are back on the menu as the iconic business has been saved. It's been bought by a catering company called the Montana Group after a two-week liquidation process. The pie shop has been… Audio
East Coast baker hits winning formula with unusual pie flavour
An East Coast baker famous for paua pies has created a new delicacy, and it's brought her business back from the edge. Rachael Thomas, who owns Te Puia Springs Store an hour and a half north of… Audio
Pie professionals arrive in Penrose to judge NZ's best pastries
Pies from all over the nation have arrived in Penrose to be judged by pastry professionals. The Bakels Supreme Pie Awards are now in their 25th year, and the competition has grown to 4500 pies entered… Video, Audio
Calling Home: Clint Heine in London
Clint Heine is the founder of the popular Kiwis in London Facebook page, which attracts nearly 90,000 followers and is something of a one-stop shop for Kiwis. He's normally based in Twickenham, but is… Audio
The Life of a Pie: whether butter chicken or steak and cheese, perenially popular
Anna Farrell investigates what makes a perfect pie Audio
Eating all the pies and tasting their wine matches
Jesse had a tough job on Friday in Marlborough, tasting 47 pies and their proposed wine matches. He was the judge of the fourth annual Great Burleigh Pie Challenge, he speaks to one of the organisers… Audio
Cambridge's cattle breeder and pie connoisseur
Colin Brown walked away from a failing computer business to go farming. Starting a beef farm from scratch on the shores of Lake Karapiro, his small herd of pure Angus cows, are been selectively bred… Audio
Calling Home: Tom Simpson in Katrineholm, Sweden
Sweden is taking a very different approach to controlling the spread of Covid-19. Tom Simpson, who runs a NZ Pie business from Katrineholm, talks to Jim about how life has changed in Sweden despite… Audio
Maketu Pies in receivership, community hopes for local buyer
Business owners hungry for a new opportunity have been sniffing around Maketu Pies.
The iconic pie maker was placed in receivership last Friday after 37 years in business.
But the receivers say… Video, Audio
Calling Home: Jamie Scott in Edmonton
Former Christchurch printing industry employee Jamie Scott is known as 'The Pie Man' for a good reason. The Edmonton-based father of two is the founder of the South Island Pie Co. Audio
Plant-based mince product fills niche market
A Dunedin company has launched a meat-free mince product, after identifying what it calls a gap in the market for alternative proteins.
Jimmy's Pies back to selling 20,000 a day
Iconic pie-maker Jimmy's Pies is back in business after the Roxburgh floods closed the bakery for three days. Video, Audio
Dough Momma – real sweet pies
Brandie Stephens is the founder of Wellington's Dough Momma, producer of American-style sweet pies. With Thanksgiving coming up, she shares her recipe for Sweet Potato Pie. Audio, Gallery
Food: I love Pies
It all started with a stall at the Clevedon Farmers' Market in 2008. Friends Maree Glading and Jessie Stanley have gone on to create a successful home-made pie business, I love Pies. Jessie Stanley… Audio
The Expats - Mike Noakes
Our Expat of the week is serving the people of Nova Scotia well. He's taken the humble, and mighty, New Zealand pie to Canada's eastern province Halifax. Mike Noakes runs the Humble Pie Company. Audio
Kiwi pie shop does roaring trade during US blizzard
New Zealanders Gemma Gracewood and Gareth Hughes own Dub Pies, a shop which sells pies and flat whites in the New York suburb of Brooklyn. Audio
Potato top pie takes out Supreme Pie award
It's an oldie but a goodie - the humble potato top pie has taken out the top prize in this year's Supreme Pie award competition, at a gala event in Auckland last night. Audio
Johnny Cooper - The Māori Cowboy
Johnny Cooper, who recorded New Zealand's first rock 'n' roll record, died this week. Chris Bourke, author of Blue Smoke, pays tribute to 'The Māori Cowboy'. Audio
The man behind NZ's Bakel Pie Awards
The winners of various categories in the NZ Bakel's Pie Awards will be announced in Auckland tomorrow night. Duncan Loney is the chairman of Bakels, and he was instrumental in setting up the annual… Audio
