Aroha was born in Nūhaka but grew up in Hastings. Today, she speaks to Tātere about different types of Māori food and some of the mischievous things she used to do when she was a kid, as well as women standing to whaikōrero.
Jeremy Tātere McLeod visits elders from the region known as the Taiwhenua, which covers the area from Wairoa down to the Wairarapa.