Sunrise Bakery is a village bakery in Ahuroa, in the rural Rodney district north of Auckland, and carries a 4.7 rating on Google. A country bakery lives by its ovens' timetable: bread and pies are usually at their best early in the day, and a good baker will bake in batches through the morning rather than let stock linger. In rural New Zealand the pie is often the real test — crisp pastry, a generous filling, no grease — alongside fresh bread and the classic slices and squares. Regulars tend to ask what came out of the oven most recently, and to read a full tray at opening time and a sold-out shelf by mid-afternoon as the best signs of a bakery worth its salt. For the small settlement of Ahuroa, a well-rated neighbourhood bakery like this is a handy thing to have on the doorstep.