Best bakeries

Visitors to Masterton, Christchurch and Wairoa can enjoy sampling some of New Zealand's best baked foods.

The bakery voted national champion for three years running (2007, 2008 and 2009) is Masterton's Ten O'Clock Cookie Company.Winners from the 2009 Baking Industry Association of New Zealand annual awards dinner were:

Overall winner - Bakery of the Year
Ten O’clock Cookie Company (Masterton)

2nd place
Oslers Bakery (Wairoa)

3rd place
Copenhagen Bakery (Christchurch)

People's Choices Award
The Naked Baker Ltd (Christchurch)

Overall Bread winner
Vic’s Bakehouse (Christchurch)

Overall Cake winner
Ten O’clock Cookie Company (Masterton)

Overall Pastry winner
Ten O’clock Cookie Company (Masterton)

Best Pastry

Gold
Ten O’clock Cookie Company (Masterton)
Silver
Hillmorton Bakery (Christchurch
Bronze
Oslers Bakery (Wairoa)
Highly Recommended
Arobake (Wellington)

Best Cake

Gold
Ten O’clock Cookie Bakery Café (Masterton)
Silver
Oslers Bakery (Wairoa)
Bronze
Strathmore Bakery and Café (Wellington)
Highly Recommended
Original Foods (Christchurch)

Best Bread

Gold
Vic’s Bakehouse (Christchurch)
Silver
Copenhagen Bakery (Christchurch)
Bronze
Lievito Bakery (Dunedin)
Highly Recommended
Arobake (Wellington)

Café cake

Gold
Nada Bakery (Wellington)
Silver
Ten O’clock Cookie Bakery Café (Masterton)
Bronze
Original Foods (Christchurch)
Highly Recommended
Patisserie Yahagi (Christchurch)

Cut slice

Gold
Oslers Bakery (Wairoa)
Silver
Ten O’clock Cookie Bakery Café (Masterton)
Bronze
Original Foods (Christchurch)
Highly Recommended
Strathmore Bakery and Café (Wellington)

Gluten free

Gold
Lievito Bakery (Dunedin)
Silver
Marx Gluten & Wheat Free Bakery (Auckland)
Bronze
Oslers Bakery (Wairoa)
Highly Recommended
Windmill Quality Cake Shop (Porirua)

Multigrain

Gold
Copenhagen Bakery (Christchurch)
Silver
Vic’s Bakehouse (Christchurch)
Bronze
Strathmore Bakery and Café (Wellington)
Highly Recommended
Hillmorton Bakery (Christchurch)

Hot Cross bun 

Gold
Vic’s Bakehouse (Christchurch)
Silver
Copenhagen Bakery (Christchurch)
Bronze
Willis Street Metro (Wellington)
Highly Recommended
Baker’s Delight Ponsonby (Auckland)

Sourdough 

Gold
Arobake (Wellington)
Silver
Ten O’clock Cookie Bakery Café (Masterton)
Bronze
Baker’s Delight Ponsonby (Auckland)
Highly Recommended
Vic’s Bakehouse (Christchurch)

Sponge roll

Gold
Strathmore Bakery and Café (Wellington)
Silver
Ten O’clock Cookie Bakery and Café (Masterton)
Bronze
Original Foods (Christchurch)
Highly Recommended
Copenhagen Bakery (Christchurch)

Muffin

Gold
Oslers Bakery (Wairoa)
Silver
Strathmore Bakery and Cafe (Wellington)
Bronze
Ten O’clock Cookie Bakery and Café (Masterton)
Highly Recommended
Willis Street Metro (Wellington)

Puff pastry

Gold
Hillmorton Bakery (Christchurch)
Silver
Oslers Bakery (Wairoa)
Bronze
Ten O’clock Cookie Bakery and Cafe (Masterton)
Highly Recommended
Arobake (Wellington)

Savoury

Gold
Ten O’clock Cookie Bakery and Cafe (Masterton)
Silver
Heaven’s Bakery (Napier)
Bronze
Vic’s Bakehouse (Christchurch)
Highly Recommended
Oslers Bakery (Wairoa)

Danish 

Gold
Ten O’clock Cookie Bakery and Cafe Company (Masterton)
Silver
Copenhagen Bakery (Christchurch)
Bronze
Hillmorton Bakery (Christchurch)
Highly Recommended
Nada Bakery (Wellington)

Sweet

Gold
Arobake (Wellington)
Silver
Hillmorton Bakery (Christchurch)
Bronze
Oslers Bakery (Wairoa)
Highly Recommended
Copenhagen Bakery (Christchurch)