KimWebby
- Director
- Journalist
Kim Webby first began directing while working as a TVNZ reporter. Alongside stints on Fair Go and 60 Minutes, she has directed a range of documentaries for both TVNZ and Māori Television. October 15, her film on the 2007 police raids, was nominated for an Aotearoa Television Award; in 2015 she helmed feature-length companion piece The Price of Peace, which screened at the 2015 NZ Film Festival.
Biography
At high school in Opotiki, Kim Webby was intrigued by the idea of becoming a naturopath (her mother, a nurse, had done studies on the topic). But Kim’s guidance counsellor noted Webby’s impressive English marks, and recommended journalism instead.
Screenography
Unlikely Kin
2026 Director Film
Passengers
2023 Director Series
Home, Land and Sea
2021 - 2024 Director Series
2021 Co-Director Television
2021 Script Consultant Web
Awards
2022 New Zealand Television Awards
Nominated for Best Māori Programme: for Ake, Ake, Ake
2011 Wairoa Māori Film Festival
Best Film: October 15
“I always thought it (the 2007 police raids) would finish with a police apology and so I just kept going. It took seven years, which was somewhat longer than I had anticipated.”
— Kim Webby on being in for the long haul on her documentary The Price of Peace, 16 July 2015 NZ Herald