Kim Kearney Author

Kim Kearney Author New Zealand Children’s writer

🎊 GIVEAWAY 🎉To celebrate Whenua and The Lost Words being named as finalists in the New Zealand Book Awards for Children...
15/06/2026

🎊 GIVEAWAY 🎉

To celebrate Whenua and The Lost Words being named as finalists in the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, we’re giving away a copy of both books to one lucky person!

How to enter:
📚 You must be following Isobel Te Aho-White and Kim Ngareta Kearney
📚 Like this post
📚 Tag a friend in the comments (1 tag = 1 entry)
📚 The more friends you tag, the more entries you’ll receive!

Bonus entry: Share this post to your story and tag us.

Competition closes at the end of New Zealand Children’s Book Week 21 August!

The winner will be announced shortly after via our Instagram stories and direct message.

Good luck! 🤞🏽

Terms & Conditions:
• Open to residents of New Zealand only.
• Entrants must be 18+ or have parent/guardian permission to enter.
• Winner will be selected at random and contacted via Instagram DM.
• This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Instagram.
• By entering, participants agree to these terms and conditions.

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It is with great pleasure we can share our exciting news that The Lost Words has been nominated for a New Zealand Childr...
10/06/2026

It is with great pleasure we can share our exciting news that The Lost Words has been nominated for a New Zealand Children’s Book Award! How amazing is that?
My thanks to and the team at & for bringing my story to life and to .terewai for depicting it so beautifully in her illustrations. My tamariki like to remind everyone that ‘Mum only did the words’ ha, ha!

Ngā mihi nui to everyone who has bought a copy, gifted a copy to somebody or borrowed it from the library. From my heart to yours, thank you!

I’m thrilled to now be a featured writer on the Read NZ website, where you can book me to visit your school and bring al...
08/06/2026

I’m thrilled to now be a featured writer on the Read NZ website, where you can book me to visit your school and bring along my kete full of fun, stories, and inspiration. Booking link in bio!

A festival highlight was meeting Li Chen , loving her presentations and showing her our bookmarked favourite Detective B...
17/05/2026

A festival highlight was meeting Li Chen , loving her presentations and showing her our bookmarked favourite Detective Beans pages- thanks for putting up with me hahaha!

And that’s a wrap! I’ve had a blast and loved every minute. A huge thank you to Gab and the team behind the scenes for h...
16/05/2026

And that’s a wrap! I’ve had a blast and loved every minute. A huge thank you to Gab and the team behind the scenes for having me and taking such great care of us all- a hugely successful week at the largest writers festival in the Southern Hemisphere! Ka kite anō e hoa mā!

Kei konei a Stacy Gregg! The tamariki loved joining Stacy’s pukapuka adventure today! Come along tomorrow at 10am for ev...
16/05/2026

Kei konei a Stacy Gregg!
The tamariki loved joining Stacy’s pukapuka adventure today! Come along tomorrow at 10am for even more fun, stories, and bookish adventures! It’s free!

Such a privilege to meet rangatahi like who are standing so confidently in their identity and guiding tamariki to write...
15/05/2026

Such a privilege to meet rangatahi like who are standing so confidently in their identity and guiding tamariki to write poetry about their ūkaipo at the Auckland Writers festival this week!

Day 2- The kids have arrived!
13/05/2026

Day 2- The kids have arrived!

Honoured to share this space with these amazing people and their pukapuka at the Auckland Writers festival
13/05/2026

Honoured to share this space with these amazing people and their pukapuka at the Auckland Writers festival

I am honoured to be a visiting author to my local schools and getting to spend time with lots of awesome kids talking ab...
07/11/2025

I am honoured to be a visiting author to my local schools and getting to spend time with lots of awesome kids talking about books, reading and answering all kinds of questions! 🙃 To have me visit your school for free register now with ReadNZ and secure your spot! I am available in the Bay of Plenty and Waikato areas. Mauri ora!

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