| Description Summary | Emeritus Professor, molecular biologist and botanist Dick Bellamy explains the origins of his interest in the Waitakere Ranges, his early memories of the area, his interest in environmentalism and conservation and his involvement in and the development of the Society. He talks about the impact of the society, nationally and locally, society's changing attitude towards conservation, the effect of politics on the Ranges and the relationships between the Society, land developers in West Auckland, local government and D.O.C. He describes his continuing family connection with the Ranges and the coastline and recalls specific threats to the integrity of the park. |
