Arama's career journey began in West Auckland in 1991 when she undertook an innovative Bilingual Teaching Diploma program designed by Māori experts for aspiring Māori teachers at Te Pūkenga. Mentored by esteemed educators like Dr Ngapo Wehi, Sir Hare Williams, Hare Paniora to name a few, Arama immersed in the opportunities this program offered in addition to teacher training including kapahaka, weaving, rongoa and wānanga. Her passion for teaching flourished from there in West Auckland at Pomaria School. With colleagues, she lay the foundations for the Kapahaka Rōpu and Bilingual unit there. In 1996, Arama ventured to remote Australia, dedicating the next 20 years to working with First Nations Luritja, Arrernte, and Pitjantjatjara peoples from the Central Desert and Martu peoples from the Western Desert. Throughout her leadership roles, Arama has been dedicated to initiatives that support indigenous ways of knowing and doing into curriculum development and schooling systems. She has co-designed curriculum and training programs for example the state-wide Cross Cultures of Collaboration Professional Learning initiative for the Department of Education and Training, Northern Territory. Arama is the founder of Walk Together NZ, and provides intercultural facilitation across sectors and concepts.