Nafanuatele Lafitaga Mafaufau draws from her 20 plus years of secondary school teaching experience of Samoan language. She has undertaken a range of roles specifically for Samoan as an NCEA subject. These range from National Moderator, Examiner, Exam marker, Professional development facilitator as well as delivering cultural competency workshops, translator and resource developer. Her knowledge of language and culture also landed her a debut acting role as the mother in the movie, "Hibiscus and Ruthless." Michel Mulipola is an award winning Sāmoan comic book artist who has illustrated works for the WWE, Marvel Comics, 2K Games Australia & New Zealand, NZ School Journals, and more. As well as an illustrator, Michel is also a professional wrestler and former NZ Heavyweight and Tag Team Champion. He is a huge advocate for reading proudly representing Duffy Books in Homes as a Role Model and a member of the Read NZ Writers in Schools programme.