Meet the Kuwi team

Meet the award-winning author and illustrator of the Kuwi the Kiwi series

Find out all there is to know about Kuwi the Kiwi and her cheeky chick, Huwi

Kat is ambassador for Kiwis for kiwi charity. 20c from each book goes to the cause.

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Awards

2016

Kuwi's Very Shiny Bum

Nielsen 2016 Overall Bestsellers List - NUMBER 3, New Zealand Children and Teens

 

TE HUA TUATAHI A KUWI (te Reo Kuwi's First Egg)


Children's Choice Award, Te reo Māori Award - WINNER New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults

Te Kura Pounamu - FINALIST New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults

 

Kuwi's Huhu Hunt


Children's Choice Award, Picture Book - FINALIST New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults

2015

Kuwi's First Egg


Nielsen 2015 Overall Bestsellers List - NUMBER 6, New Zealand Children and Teens

Press

Press
Kuwi's special message for kids
Waikato Times
Kuwi's special message for kids
Waikato Times
Waikato Times
Author Kat is out to save kiwi
Waikato Times
Author Kat is out to save kiwi
Waikato Times
Waikato Times
Local author lends pen to kiwi recovery
Waitomo News
Local author lends pen to kiwi recovery
Waitomo News
Waitomo News
First book racing off shelves
Waitomo News
First book racing off shelves
Waitomo News
Waitomo News
Motherhood hatches book
Te Awamutu Courier
Motherhood hatches book
Te Awamutu Courier
Te Awamutu Courier
Design On Q Interview Pt1
Hazed Magazine
Design On Q Interview Pt1
Hazed Magazine
Hazed Magazine
Design On Q Interview Pt2
Hazed Magazine
Design On Q Interview Pt2
Hazed Magazine
Hazed Magazine
Booked in to Raglan
Te Awamutu Courier
Booked in to Raglan
Te Awamutu Courier
Te Awamutu Courier
Editor's Book Choice
Tots to Teens
Editor's Book Choice
Tots to Teens
Tots to Teens
Tots to Teens - Feb/March 2015 Cover
Tots to Teens
Tots to Teens - Feb/March 2015 Cover
Tots to Teens
Tots to Teens
Metal boxes 'transformed'
Te Awamutu Courier
Metal boxes 'transformed'
Te Awamutu Courier
Te Awamutu Courier
Kiwi flying
Te Awamutu Courier
Kiwi flying
Te Awamutu Courier
Te Awamutu Courier
No1 best seller spot for author | 'Kuwi' helping kiwis
Waitomo News
No1 best seller spot for author | 'Kuwi' helping kiwis
Waitomo News
Waitomo News
Top people manager
Te Awamutu Courier
Top people manager
Te Awamutu Courier
Te Awamutu Courier
Tots to Teens - Readers' corner
Tots to Teens
Tots to Teens - Readers' corner
Tots to Teens
Tots to Teens
Tots to Teens - June/July 2015 Cover
Tots to Teens
Tots to Teens - June/July 2015 Cover
Tots to Teens
Tots to Teens
Top 10 New Zealand best-sellers
Listener Magazine
Top 10 New Zealand best-sellers
Listener Magazine
Listener Magazine
$4k for kiwis
Waikato Times
$4k for kiwis
Waikato Times
Waikato Times
Raising awareness of kiwis
Te Awamutu Courier
Raising awareness of kiwis
Te Awamutu Courier
Te Awamutu Courier
Celebrate our kiwi on Sunday | Books help kiwi
Waitomo News
Celebrate our kiwi on Sunday | Books help kiwi
Waitomo News
Waitomo News
Up close and personal with baby kiwi
Waikato Times
Up close and personal with baby kiwi
Waikato Times
Waikato Times
Suprise success
Hamilton News, NZ Herald
Suprise success
Hamilton News, NZ Herald
Hamilton News, NZ Herald
Kiwis for kiwi web - Shop for kiwi
Kiwis for kiwi
Kiwis for kiwi web - Shop for kiwi
Kiwis for kiwi
Kiwis for kiwi
 

Contact


IPHONE: 027 242 5153
EMAIL: kat@designonq.co.nz
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/kuwithekiwi

POSTAL ADDRESS:
Kuwi the Kiwi
PO Box 117
Te Awamutu 3850
NEW ZEALAND


ILLUSTRATED PUBLISHING STUDIO
55 Alexandra Street
Te Awamutu 3800
NEW ZEALAND 

INSTAGRAM FEED

🍄Kuwi’s Rowdy Crowd Launch events + @kiwisforkiwi Save Kiwi Month...🍄 🌿 Sat 6th Oct (11am) - @te_papa Store - Wellington 🌿 Wed 11th Oct (3.30pm) - @mcleodsbooksrotorua - Rotorua 🌿 Sat 13th Oct (11am) - @tapaperplustoyworld - Te Awamutu 🌿 Sun 14th Oct (11am) - Paper Plus - The Base, Hamilton 🌿 Sat 20th Oct (11am) - @wardinibooks - Napier 🌿 Sun 21st Oct (11am) - @wardinibooks - Havelock North 🌿 Sat 27th Oct (11am) - @thekidsstorenz - Mt Maunganui 🌿 Sun 28th Oct (11am) - @pennysbookstore - Chartwell, Hamilton 🌿 Sat 3rd Nov (2pm) - Page & Blackmore - Nelson 🌿 Sun 11th Nov - @generalcollective Market - Auckland 🌿 @whitegold_nz - date to be finalised - Whakatane 🌿 Sat 24th Nov - @hapanz - @thetanneryemporium , Christchurch 🌿 @kinanz - date to be finalised - New Plymouth 🌿 🌿 🌿 🌿 **** more dates & venues TBC
Ruby doing the BEST frazzled Kuwi impersonation in the land 😂! Mila + Ruby, hanging outside ‘Kuwi’s Corner’, our little warehouse in TA.
🐰 Check out this gorgeous pic of little Quinn reading Kiwicorn to Beau. Melt!! @life_with_quinn #bedroomenvy
This weekend was the tangi of a very special friend, Aunty Bea. She wrote the original Oma Rapeti + One Day a Taniwha, and so many more. Songs of our childhood. Aunty Bea will be hugely missed in her community and all over Aotearoa. She really was a pioneer, way before her time! This is one of my illustrations from her pukapuka - Hinemoa rāua ko Tutanekai. ❤️We worked together on 7 of her books over 10 years, and she taught me so so much. Thank you Aunty 🐝❤️
All set up for the @nzgiftfairs - Tikitibu stand Hall 3. How amazing is this ‘Kuwiland’ felt flora and fauna amazingness, by @ohemgeenz !
NEW KUWI... Launching Oct 2018 🎺Kuwi’s Rowdy Crowd!🎺
🌿🍄⭐️Sneaky peek - Felt amazingness by @ohemgeenz ... Emily seriously put a huge amount of hours into what will be an epic Kuwi wall at the @nzgiftfairs - this weekend (I will share the whole thing once it’s all set up). . . . . . . . . The sign was engineered + made by @pegcreative with this concept in mind. I absolutely love working with clever kiwi creators! . . . . . . . . If you are going this weekend, make sure you come say ‘hi’ and take a selfie in Kuwiland! 🤳🏼I will be there Sunday + Monday. @tikitibunz
How gorgeous is this little pic from @tinkertailorkids ❤️🙌
Sweet Isla from Cairns (Australia) was gifted Kuwi’s Kitchen for her 5th birthday. Look at her amazing Kuwi bikkies! 🍪❤️
This is @bringingupbrody ‘s @generalcollective market haul. I signed and drew in every one of the hundreds of books sold on the day... my hand is still recovering ✍️