Career
She was an Estonian Television presenter for eight years, and news reporter for Aktuaalne kaamera. Foreign a total of 10 years, she was hosting an Eesti Televisioon entertainment show Out With You, and Kanal 2"s We. April 27, 2005 in a poll published by the magazine Week, Aunaste was selected as the second best television host with 626 votes, after Anu Välba, and before Eda-Ines Etti.
In 2007, she came in second again in the same election, and this time Anu Välba was first and Aigi Vahing third.
In 2015 parliamentary election, Aunaste was chosen to the parliament with 679 individual votes. 2004 - "Tuesdays with you" Vikerraadio culture program
Maire Aunaste is one of the founders of the magazine Kroonika and was its first editor-in-chief In the magazine Naised, she wrote about her life in America.
Later these stories were published as a book Viis aastat peidus (Five years in hiding).
Has been a weekly columnist in Õhtuleht. A columnist in Maaleht. She has been married twice.
Her daughter Elis is a journalist.