Season two of Under the Lens is here, and we are starting somewhere unexpected. Fellow co-hosts Amanda and Peter turn the lens on Nick Waipara, drawing on his 25 years in biosecurity to ask what a reimagined system would actually look like.
From the kauri dieback story and the community networks that first raised the alarm, to the gaps in our science system and the feast and famine of community funding, Nick is candid about where the system falls short and hopeful about where it is heading.
If you see something unusual out there in the environment, tell someone. Your observations could make the difference between a successful biosecurity response and an unsuccessful one. iNaturalist is a great place to start.
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Chapters:
00:00 Magic Wand Biosecurity
00:37 Season Two Kickoff
03:09 Sticks Versus Carrots
05:50 Research Ready Response
07:46 Trust Networks First
08:42 Kauri Dieback Alarm
14:19 Embedding Communities
17:52 Nick Origin Story
22:04 Reactive Funding Gaps
27:11 Skills Succession Crisis
30:24 Local Knowledge Wins
33:08 Vanishing Experts
34:41 Science Must Be Public
38:19 Communication Skills Shift
41:37 Building Community Trust
42:26 How Councils Manage Pests
44:51 Research Behind Policy Fights
51:46 Biosecurity Action Plan Future
56:06 International Links Local Weeds
59:27 Final Advice Report Sightings
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