I whānau, i tipu ake, i kuraina hoki a Brianne Te Paa i te tonga o Kaipara. He hononga tōna ki ngā mana whenua o taua rohe, o Ngāti Whātua, me ngā iwi o Ngāti Kahu, Ngā Puhi, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Te Whānau-a-Apanui.

I whakapōtaetia ia ki te Tohu Mātauranga i Te Whare Wānanga o Tāmaki Makaurau. Nāwai rā, ka hoki a Brianne ki te Kaipara hei kaiako Reo Māori ki tōna kura o mua. He Tumuaki Tuarua ia ki reira ināianei. He rite tonu tā Brianne tuhi ruri hei painga māna anō. Ko tōna whānau, ko ōna hoa hoki tōna ranga wairua.

Brianne Te Paa was born, raised and educated in South Kaipara. Her whakapapa connects her to the mana whenua of the area, Ngāti Whātua, as well as the people of Ngāti Kahu, Ngā Puhi, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Tuwharetoa, Te Aitanga a Mahaki and Te Whanau a Apanui. 

After graduating from the University of Auckland with a Bachelor of Education, Brianne eventually returned to the Kaipara to teach te reo Māori at her former secondary school, where she is now a Deputy Principal. Brianne has always written poetry for her own enjoyment and draws inspiration from her whānau and friends.