Pipi’s Ice Cream
With small-batch ice cream and smoothies hand-made on-the-spot from frozen fruit, Pipis’ formula
is as simple as it gets. So when Chrystal Pokaia was looking to simplify her life from a 9–5, the answer came in the form of Pipis mobile ice cream trailer.
“I’d worked in corporate since I was 16,” she says.
“I thought, I don’t want that lifestyle anymore
— then Pipis popped up.”
Though Chrystal and her partner, Tu Tiananga, only took over Pipis in February, it has been a Mount staple for three years. They’ve kept favourites like mixed berry and banana, while trialling seasonal flavours like feijoa, with more fun to come. “I’ve given Pipis a paint job and a freshen up for this summer.”
Chrystal’s foray into entrepreneurship is a lifetime in the making. “I was learning about business when I was ten years old from my dad. He always worked hard and he instilled that in us too. But then the flip side of that is always to help others and give back, as well,” she adds.
“I’m really big on trying to support local
and small businesses,” she says. “If I need to buy something, I’ll always have a scan around the market.”
