Dahlia Malaeulu is a New Zealand born Samoan who is a passionate educator at heart.  She is the author of the ‘Mila’s My Gagana’ series, and now Teine Samoa- fiction and ebook about four junior high school student's journey of cultural identity and discovery as teine Sāmoa living in New Zealand. 

Ultimately, Dahlia wants to enable tamaiti to confidently and proudly succeed as Pasifika. She is working towards creating accessible quality Pasifika stories and resources that reflect Pasifika values, languages, cultures and most importantly tamaiti.