Podcasts

Episode 5: What is green blindness really hiding? We explore the growing weed problem across Aotearoa New Zealand. Professor Margaret Stanley joins us to explain how weeds spread, why new…

Episode 4: What does gene editing mean for our future? We put genetic modification under the lens as Aotearoa New Zealand discusses a major law change. In this episode, we…

Episode 3: What is kauri dieback? Kauri dieback is one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most urgent ecological challenges. In this episode, we explore how a microscopic organism met one of…

Episode 2: What is the difference between the “three bios”? How biosecurity, biodiversity, and bioprotection collide in moments of crisis. Through the story of the PSA kiwifruit outbreak, the team…

Episode 1: What is bioprotection? In our very first episode of Under the Lens, co-hosts Professor Amanda Black, Professor Peter Dearden and Dr Nick Waipara unpack what bioprotection means in…