Jessica Rodrigues chats with Dr Nick Waipara (Rongawhakaata, and Ng膩ti Ruapani ki Turanga), a Senior Scientist at Plant & Food Research who has spent the past two decades in various roles at the front line of New Zealand's bioprotection. Nick talks about his science career and why protecting New Zealand's primary production and native ecosystems requires a multidisciplinary approach incorporating M膩tauranga M膩ori (M膩ori knowledge) and Western science.