The mystery of NZ's world-famous mince and cheese pie

The mystery of NZ's world-famous mince and cheese pie

The cooks at Goodtime Pies in Napier have spent nearly half a century stewing over the definitive Kiwi meat pie. But there’s one challenge that has always got the better of them. It’s one of my first questions, on visiting The Goodtime Pie Co’s factory and meeting managing director Eric Hill. How do you eat a pie on the move, and stop the gravy spilling out the sides? Hill’s a bit of a hunting, shooting, fishing outdoorsman. He drives a mud-spat…