Sir Paul Callaghan was one of New Zealand's leading scientists and visionaries
In 2011 he said in a pitch for the science-led prosperity of Aotearoa that "one hundred inspired entrepreneurs could turn this place around'.
So how is science and deep tech contributing to our economy and what state is the sector in?
Nicola Gaston is Director of the MacDiarmid Institute and Professor of Physics University of Auckland, and she joins Mark Leishman.
Professor Nicola Gaston Photo: Elise Manahan/ University of Auckland
