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Who Ate All the Pies?

2002 46m Television
  • Documentary
  • Lifestyle

The meat pie is a Kiwi institution, and this Gibson Group documentary treats it as such — diving deep into how the delicacy has impacted New Zealand's culture, economy and cholesterol. Presenter Jon Bridges (of Ice TV fame) travels across the country, visiting a variety of pie makers  from the handcrafted (Connelly Cottage Cafe), to the mass-produced (Big Ben Pies), and the culturally controversial (Hāngī Pies). Bridges deftly juggles both the big personalities and camera-shy figures of the pie world, and also reveals fascinating information on how the pie affects the country's finances and health.