She lives in Beachlands, Auckland with her photographer husband, 'spikey profile' son, avid reader and songbird daughter and hyperactive Jack Russell, Ziggy. In 2014 she completed her Postgraduate Certificate in Specialist Teaching (Gifted and Talented). She works as a Gifted Education Advocate at Saint Kentigern College and has a special interest in future learning, Philosophy for Children and twice exceptional learners.