After a COVID-19 pandemic enforced break in 2020, the third season of The Great Kiwi Bake Off was filmed in 2021 at Parihoa Farm in Muriwai instead of the usual location, South Auckland’s Puketutu Island Estate.
[1] This season premiered on 14 October 2021 on TVNZ 1 with Sproull, Sami, Brettschneider and Fleischl returning in their respective roles.
[2] Mental Health Doctor, Alby Hailes, won the third season with Courtnay Fafeita and Jasmin Hohaia finishing as runner-ups.
For the showstopper challenge, the bakers had to bake a cake made to resemble a New Zealand landmark in four-and-a-half hours.
For the technical challenge set by Dean, the bakers had two-and-a-half hours to bake a vegetable spiral tart.
For the showstopper challenge, the bakers were given the freedom to bake anything they wanted provided that it was at least 40 centimetres tall and had at least one cake element in five hours.