"It's awesome to spend some time here and travel down the East Coast a bit," the young actor said. He described his character as "adventurous and up for anything,", and said he decided not to watch the original Goodbye Pork Pie before starring in the new version, called just Pork Pie. "Purely because I didn't want to be influenced by the performance of the original character, I wanted my own take on the character. Related Content Video Goodbye Pork Pie, hello Maketu Pies Scary video of toddler scaling pool fence is a warning to parents Watch NZH Local Focus: Whitianga population explodes over summer"I love Lake Tekapo, that was awesome, it was my first experience there. Australian actress Ashleigh Cummings played Kiera in the film, and said both the character and "fun script" caught her eye.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 29, 2017 21:04 UTC