Waipiata: the tiny town serving half-kilo pies
With a permanent population of no more than 20, Waipiata is just a dot on the map. A place many have probably never heard of.
But what this tiny settlement lacks in size, it makes up for with enormous pies!
Siobhan Downes from Stuff visits Waipiata in the remote Māniatoto region of Central Otago.
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