Wānaka Bakery's Award-Winning Mince & Cheese Pie Strikes Gold AgainKai Pai Bakery has taken gold at the 2026 New Zealand Bakels Supreme Pie Awards, with its Mince & Cheese Pie winning top honours in the Commercial/Wholesale category. Kai Pai Mince and Cheese Pie (Photo/Supplied)Kai Pai head baker Jason Danielson said the award was particularly meaningful given the bakery's long-standing success in the competition. Our commercial Mince & Cheese Pie has been recognised at every Bakels Supreme Pie Awards since 2017, and that's something we're pretty proud of," Danielson says. Produced in Wānaka and sold throughout NZ, Kai Pai's Mince & Cheese Pie remains one of the bakery's most popular products. The bakery has collected more than 30 awards at the Bakels Supreme Pie Awards over the past decade and is recognised as NZ's most-awarded commercial pie manufacturer.