- Aotearoa finalist in Samoan Observer Tusitala Short Story Competition (2019)
- Guest panelist for Read NZ’s Te Pou Muramura Reading Research at NetHui (2019)
- Guest speaker and presenter at the Ministry of Pacific People’s Lalaga Fou Conference (2019)
- Part of Read NZ’s Te Pou Muramura’s first virtual Writer’s in Schools programme alongside Pasifika Authors, Selina Tusitala Marsh, Michel Mulipola, Pauline Smith, Leki Bourke Jackson (2020)
- Author feature in Lady Pasifika Magazine, an annual publication produced in Hawaii (2020)
- Television interviews with Talanoa with Tupe (2020) and Tagata Pasifika (2021)
- Wellington Pasifika Woman in Business Award overall winner (2020)
Authored Te Papa Tongarewa’s first Samoan bilingual board book, Asiasiga i le Falemataaga i Te Papa /Going to Te Papa, which won a New Zealand Storylines Notable Book Award (2021)
- Activator Speaker for ULearn – New Zealand’s largest online conference for educators (2021)
- Led and created the first Pasifika story books in the world written, edited, illustrated, designed and published by an all Pasifika team
First Pasifika author in the world to have stories that have been published across all schooling levels (preschool, primary and high school)
- Author for the School Journal, Lift Education
- Author for E-tangata, an online Sunday magazine specialising in stories that reflect the experiences of Māori and Pasifika in Aotearoa
- Author features and Mila’s Books showcased via social media platforms and newspaper / media outlets such as Radio NZ, Stuff News, Samoan Observer, E-Tangata, Read NZ Te Pou Muramura, The Sapling, The Big Idea, Valley Now, TV1 Sāmoa News, Pacific Media Network, Coconet TV, Tagata Pasifika, Ministry of Pacific Peoples, Pacific Aotearoa and Pasefika Proud
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