The Great Kiwi Bake Off

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From biscuits to bread, pies to pavlovas, 12 amateur Kiwi bakers have their skills put to the test. Will they rise to the challenge?

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6 episodes

S0 E1 · The Great Kiwi Bake Off Celebrity Special

In this special celebratory episode of The Great Kiwi Bake Off, six local celebrities put on their aprons and show off their baking skills in the hopes of winning money for charity. Toni Street, Art Green, Paula Bennett, Bree Tomasel, Dave Fane and Jackie Van Beek compete in the hopes of impressing the judges and winning money for charity.

S0 E2 · Celebrity Special 2021

Six celebrities bake up a storm for charity. With $50K up for grabs, the celebs break the ice with a snowballing technical and whip up the finest festive fondant feasts to wow the judges.

S0 E3 · Celebrity Special 2022

We welcome Celebrity Treasure Island bakers to the bake-off barn, who will bake their hearts off in the hopes of securing bake off $12,000 for their chosen charity.

S0 E4 · Great Kiwi Bake Off Celebrity Christmas

On the Great Kiwi Bake Off, we welcome 6 celebrity bakers to the bake-off barn, who will bake some festive treats in the hopes of securing bake off $12,000 for their chosen charity.

S0 E5 · Great Kiwi Bake Off Celebrity Christmas 2023

In a Christmas special, the Bake Off farm is joined by celebrities as they to serve up festive treats and please the judges, who will win and take home a prize for their chosen causes?

S0 E6 · Black Clash Special

Sports players trade their jerseys for aprons. They're tasked with whisking up delectable treats in hopes to win money for their chosen charity.

Season 1

10 episodes

S1 E1 · Cake Week

The first ever Great Kiwi Bake-Off kicks off with cakes. 12 of New Zealand's most promising amateur bakers will face two challenges. One is crowned the star baker; another bids farewell.

S1 E2 · Kiwi Classics Week

This week the bakers tackle a classic pineapple upside down cake with some missing instructions in the technical challenge, and a Kiwi favourite in the signature challenge.

S1 E3 · Dessert Week

It's dessert week on the Great Kiwi Bake-Off. Then, a technical challenge has our bakers branching out; while the ultimate Kiwi showstopper causes some bakers to crack under the pressure.

S1 E4 · Bread Week

The 9 remaining bakers face the first of many bread themed challenges. Who will take the throne with their signature scone and be crowned this week's star baker?

S1 E5 · Biscuit Week

The bakers battle with biscuits and a technical bake causes confection confusion. Then, an architectural showstopper forces our bakers to step up to the challenge.

S1 E6 · Pie and Tart Week

There are only 7 bakers left and now its pastry that will challenge the contestants during pie and tart week. The contestants must recreate Dean's Linzer torte and make their own signature family pie.

S1 E7 · Gluten Free Week

This week, the remaining bakers must go gluten free. As part of the technical challenge set by Dean, the bakers are tasked to bake an orange and lavender gluten free cake in just 2 hours.

S1 E8 · Pastry Week

This week the Bakers tackle pastry, with a technical challenge of retro swans, crisp and dry choux pastry delicately crafted into the shape of a swan.

S1 E9 · Chocolate Week

It's the semi-finals and chocolate week has the remaining four bakers nervous as the tricky technical serves a new twist. Plus, the last challenge has the bakers make a Show Stopper Chocolate cake!

S1 E10 · Finale

After 10 weeks of tough competition in the Bake Off tent it all comes down to this - who will be crowned the winner?

Season 2

8 episodes

S2 E1 · Cake Week

New Zealand's biggest baking show is back! From biscuits to bread, pies to pavlovas, 10 amateur Kiwi bakers have their skills put to the test. Will they rise to the challenge?

S2 E2 · Biscuit Week

Tonight, it's biscuit week with a twist! Later, what lies beneath the red checked cloth is a French inspired technical bake - who will perform well and be safe for another week?

S2 E3 · Celebration Week

Tonight it's a cause for celebration as our bakers serve up a frightful feast of Spooktacular showstoppers! Plus, dean challenges the bakers to create hot cross buns. Who will rise to the challenge?

S2 E4 · Pastry Week

Tonight, it's a pastry palaver as the bakers enter a tarty territory! Will this week's technical challenge be the apple of anyone's eye?

S2 E5 · Bread Week

Tonight, it's bread week and the bakers must pull out all the stops to make a bellissimo pizza and a sweet chocolatey treat.

S2 E6 · International Week

Tonight the bakers go worldwide with with their taste buds for international week. Bon Appétit!

S2 E7 · Dessert Week

It's funny, it's delicious, it's The Great Kiwi Bake Off! Tonight, it's the semi-final and our four remaining bakers delve into desserts! Who will crack under the pressure?

S2 E8 · Finale

Christmas comes early at the Bake Off tent as the three remaining bakers get into the festive spirit for tonight's grand finale! Who will be crowned the 2019 winner of The Great Kiwi Bake Off?

Season 3

9 episodes

S3 E1 · Cake Week

Ten new bakers will be put to the test in a brand-new bake barn located on the beautiful West Coast. Vertical challenges will see some bakers slip, and others rise.

S3 E2 · Biscuit Week

It's a battle of the bickies. With a melt in your mouth signature, a tricky sticky tea cake technical and a tall order chandelier showstopper that sees one baker's ambitious plans crumble away.

S3 E3 · Aotearoa Week

The bakers must put their Kiwi twists on 'the brownie', the kitchen is split in a savoury technical bake, and creativity peaks as our bakers attempt edible New Zealand landmarks.

S3 E4 · Savoury Week

Our bakers learn the do's and do not's of doughnut baking, get in a twist for the technical bake, and one baker might have to cut themselves out of the competition...

S3 E5 · Fresh Week

Fresh is the theme for the final six bakers. From vegan delights to show-stopping pies ending with the most emotional farewell to date

S3 E6 · Dairy Week

It's dairy week! A technical wobble see's one of our bakers crack, and picture perfect showstoppers have our judges facing their toughest decision yet.

S3 E7 · Bread Week

It's bread week and the challenges get even more difficult for the remaining bakers. Plus, the kitchen gets in a tangle in the technical and we find out whose edible animal is the best.

S3 E8 · Chocolate Week

Chocolate week is chock-a-block full of surprises as our semi-finalists attempt adventurous chocolate bars, get fond of fondant & create the most delectable double tier chocolate show stoppers.

S3 E9 · Finale

It's the grand final and our top bakers embark on their toughest challenge yet! Who will win the title for 2021?

Season 4

8 episodes

S4 E1 · Cake Week

The new season begins with one new host, two new expert judges, and ten of Aotearoa's best bakers ready to face cake week. Whose signature drizzle cake will sizzle, and which showstopping inside-out cake will be an all-out favourite?

S4 E2 · Biscuit Week

10 bakers remain and it's time for biscuit week. But will mastering a classic biscuit see some bakers fall short? Then, Peter sets this week's technical bake. Who will be crowned star baker, and who will say goodbye?

S4 E3 · Retro Week

Taking a step back in time, our 8 remaining bakers take on retro classics. Perfecting pastry proves problematic for some, while tiny tarts get golden reviews and double decker cakes bring some showstopping surprises.

S4 E4 · Dessert Week

Who will get their just deserts in dessert week? Baked or set cheesecakes set the tone, and a mystery technical bake stuns even the best of bakers.

S4 E5 · Kiwi Bakery Week

The kiwi bakery pie gets a gourmet makeover! Then, the bakers battle in the technical to perfect the perfect pastry and things get fruity with a tarty showstopper that's bound to wow the judges.

S4 E6 · International Week

The competition kicks up with international week! A towering technical calls for a guest expert, and the stakes are higher than ever as they put their best choux forward.

S4 E7 · Chocolate Week

We're chock full of semi-final baking bliss for Chocolate week! The remaining four bakers gnash their teeth over chocolate ganache and tackle a unique Jordan Rondel mystery bake.

S4 E8 · Finale

10 bakers started, now, just three remain, but only one can be crowned winner of The Great Kiwi Bake Off NZ. With 3 more challenges to go, who will be named the winner?

Season 5

8 episodes

S5 E1 · Cake Week

The Great Kiwi Bake Off is back with mouth-watering swiss rolls, and an awe-inspiring showstopper. Then, a challenging technical bake presented by judge Peter Gordan.

S5 E2 · Biscuit Week

The remaining bakers take on the ultimate challenge during biscuit week, whisking up a storm of delectable treats that crumble expectations and sweeten the competition.

S5 E3 · Free From Week

The bakers unleash their creativity and skills in a free-form frenzy in hopes to take out star baker. Then, the Judges - Jordan and Peter request a classic kiwi pie with a twist!

S5 E4 · Bread Week

Bread week brings flour-filled drama, and a battle for the Star Baker title. Who will rise to the challenge or crumble under pressure, all while trying to avoid elimination in this doughy showdown?

S5 E5 · Dessert Week

Dessert week turns up the sweetness with a Bomb Alaska challenge! With time running out, who will rise like a meringue, and who will say goodbye to the bake-off farm?

S5 E6 · Sugar Week

It's the quarter finals! The remaining bakers whisk their way through challenges, aiming to create meringue, and choux pastry masterpieces.

S5 E7 · Whanau Week

Today, it's whanau week, where the bakers blend the past with the present as contestants craft heart-warming treats and kids' celebration cakes. Who will take out star baker this week?

S5 E8 · Finale

Hayley and Pax set challenging tasks. As the bakers are judged by Jordan and Peter, who will they crown the ultimate baking champion?