Olivia Aroha Giles has a BA in Applied Arts, Art and Design and an Advanced Graduate Diploma in Applied Arts in Creative Writing. She is also undertaking a master's in education about neurodiverse learning challenges. She is a tutor on the New Zealand Certificate in Skills for Living for Supported Learners, teaching life skills for supported learners. Olivia is an avid reader and writer. She writes novels and children's books that reflect contemporary Maori life, and she has previously published children's stories, poetry, and a fiction trilogy.