Since listening to her Mum's punk records as a kid in home town Masterton, Aroha's passion for music (and desire to get out of dodge) has developed into a fully fledged career in broadcasting.
From the heady days of hosting shows and volunteering at Wellington's Radio Active 89FM, Aroha has since gone on to hosting on PBS FM in Melbourne, producing music documentaries for Radio New Zealand National, and hosting a Drive show and holding down the PD role at Auckland's 95bFM. You can also find her DJing around town and on the telly - she used to host Alt TV's flagship new music show "Fresh Produce", but you can now see (and hear) her interviewing local musos on Juice TV's NZown show.
2009 also sees Aroha joining the George FM whanau, bringing her extensive knowledge and experience to Tuesday Drive 4-6pm.
Tune in every week for: London Calling with ex-pat music expert Christopher Tubbs, giveaways, interviews, random moments, news, and most importantly music. Freaking good music. Loads of the stuff.
Imagine Matthew Dear, Outkast, Miss Kitten and Queens of the Stone Age in a hot tub together and you've got some idea of what makes Aroha's mind tick... It might be a bit fruity, it might be a bit weird, but you're guaranteed to want to keep coming back for more.
Tuesday Drive with Aroha, only on George FM. Every Tuesday from 4-6pm.
Have your say and text Aroha on 968, email studio@georgefm.co.nz or leave a comment below.