New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

Best Baker Alby ‘THE SECRET I HAD TO KEEP’

Last week, fans watched in delight as Alby Hailes was crowned winner of The Great Kiwi Bake Off for 2021. And though it’s his baking skills and artistic talents that won him the title, the ever-humble baker chalks his success up to his friends and family.

“When they called my name, there were so many emotions. I was so proud,” Alby tells the Weekly from his home in Whangarei. “The whole competition and my success, it’s

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