KimWebby
- Director
- Producer
- 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. Her film on the 2007 police raids, October 15, was nominated for an Aotearoa Television Award, as was the 2022 land-occupation documentary series Ake Ake Ake. Her documentary The Price of Peace had its world premiere at the 2015 NZ Film Festival, and Unlikely Kin premiered at Doc Edge in 2026.
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
Awards
2022 New Zealand Television Awards
Nominated for Best Māori Programme, Best Factual Series: 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.”