COMP CLOSED | Book Giveaway | Ghost Kiwi

Ghost Kiwi
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We are very pleased to be giving away three copies of Ruth Paul’s book, ‘Ghost Kiwi’, to our GrownUps members.

All you need to do to enter the draw is be a GrownUps member, make sure you’re signed up to our newsletter and fill in your details near the bottom of the page!

Ghost KiwiAbout Ghost Kiwi

Award-winning author and illustrator Ruth Paul releases her first junior fiction book!

When her grandfather Rex is hospitalised, 11-year-old Ruby retreats to the forest with her trusty dog sidekick and a weird old doll she wants to get rid of. Near the treehouse built by Rex, she discovers a kiwi burrow. And is that a white kiwi chick she sees?

Ruby and her friend Spider uncover a plot by the local vet to catch the white kiwi for an international smuggling ring. Together with a social misfit, who is both ex-convict and nature lover – and perhaps some mystical help from the local patupaiarehe – they manage to expose and catch the crooked vet.

This well-crafted, compelling story weaves two cultures in an intriguing mystery adventure, spiced with Kiwi banter and humour. With trees that hold hands and friends that bridge cultures, the story takes us from deep inside a kiwi burrow to a town where families work together to protect a taonga of Tāne Mahuta – a precious white kiwi chick named Rākaunui, after the full moon. Ghost Kiwi features themes of family relationships, friendship, conservation, mental health and the supernatural.

About the Author

Ruth Paul is an award-winning author and illustrator, with titles Stomp!, Bad Dog Flash, Bye-Bye Grumpy Fly, My Dinosaur Dad, My Meerkat Mum and the popular Mini Whinny series among her Scholastic collection. Her books have been published in NZ, Australia, the UK, the US, Canada, China and Korea. Scholastic titles The King’s Bubbles and Lion Guards the Cake have both won best Picture Book at the NZ Children’s Book Awards. Now turning her hand to longer work, Ghost Kiwi is Ruth’s first middle-grade fiction. Ruth lives on a rural property at Mākara, near Wellington, and found inspiration for this story close to home when wild kiwi were reintroduced to Te Whanganui-a-Tara after 150 years’ absence. She now hears kiwi calling at night and is actively involved in conserving their population and environment.

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    1. You must be a GrownUps member and receive our newsletter to be eligible to win.
    2. Competition closes on the 16th July 2025, winners will be notified via email by 17th July 2025.
    3. It is your responsibility to ensure you correctly enter a New Zealand postal address where the prize can be sent. GrownUps will not take responsibility for prizes sent to incorrect addresses.
    4. Winners are drawn at random by the GrownUps administration team.
    5. GrownUps employees and family are not eligible to enter.
    6. By entering the giveaway, you approve for GrownUps to use your name on social media as winner of the competition.
    7. One entry per household.
    8. Prize in non transferrable.
    9. You must reside in New Zealand – the prize can only be redeemed within New Zealand.
    10. You must be over 50 years of age to enter, please check your details are correct in your membership dashboard.