Pictured from left Murray McKee, Prue Wallis, Tumu Te Heu Heu, Jane Arnott, Dick Hubbard, Sam Neill, Fujitsu Commercial Manager Rob James and Fujitsu General Manager Chris Brice

The New Zealand National Parks and Conservation Foundation is fortunate to have a high profile and highly skilled Board of Trustees. The Trustees, many of whom are prominent business people and well respected conservationists, meet quarterly. The Trustees live and work across New Zealand - Auckland, Taupo, Wellington, Dunedin, Queenstown and Wanaka.

Murray McKee, Chairman

Murray runs his own risk management/public policy consulting business in Wellington with a number of longstanding clients in both the public and private sectors. Previous to this Murray worked abroad in the offshore oil and gas exploration industry for many years and after returning to NZ in 1987 enjoyed a second career in the NZ mining industry. Living on the West Coast for much of that second career he developed a deep appreciation of what makes NZ such a special place. After terms on the West Coast Conservation Board and the New Zealand Conservation Authority he joined Denis Marshall and Jim Guthrie as a settlor trustee of the Foundation.

Dick Hubbard, Deputy Chairman

From building a tropical fruit processing company in Niue as an early career challenge to being appointed Assistant General Manager and then Chief Executive at Tasti Products Ltd, Dick Hubbard went on to found his own company and is Managing Director of Hubbard Foods Ltd. Not content with business success and a company that carried his name Dick has pursued social and environmental objectives that set him apart as both a visionary and a highly admired New Zealander.

Dick gained an Honorary Doctorate from his alma mater Massey University, he was awarded a Samoan Matai title and became the founding chairman of New Zealand Businesses for Social Responsibility followed by board member for NZ Business Council for Sustainable Development and Outward Bound. Dick is also Board member on the New Zealand Food & Grocery Council.

Dick was awarded the ONZM for services to business in 2000.

As an avid mountaineer, tramper and devoted family man, Dick brings his far sighted vision to the protection and restoration of New Zealand in this conservation role.

Hugh Logan

Hugh Logan has held the position of Director-General for the Department of Conservation since May 1997. Prior to that he was a Central Regional Manager of the Department and before that, was Nelson/Marlborough's Regional Conservator for six years.

Mr Logan received a Queen's Service Medal for his role as leader of the first phase of the DC10 crash recovery operation at Mount Erebus. He is a past president of the New Zealand Alpine Club and the author of two books on mountain climbing. He has an MA (First Class Hons) in history from Canterbury University.

Prior to joining the Department of Conservation, Mr Logan was Director of DSIR's Antarctic Division, overseeing New Zealand's Antarctic Programme.

Jim Guthrie

Jim is a partner in Anderson Lloyd Caudwell, a South Island law firm. He specialises in environmental litigation. He is a former Chairperson of the New Zealand Conservation Authority, the Medical Research Council of New Zealand and the Health Research Council of New Zealand. He is the immediate Past Chairman of the New Zealand Law Society Resource Management Law Committee and is a representative of the legal profession on the Environment Court Liaison Committee, a committee convened by the Principal Environment Court Judge for the purpose of assisting the Court in the management of its workload and its response to policy changes.

Jim has been Counsel in many leading environmental cases, and has acted for the Government, NGO's, individuals and developers. More recently he has acted for three New Zealand Crown Research Institutes in the inquiry recently undertaken by the Royal Commission into Genetic Modification.

Married with two adult sons, Jim is a keen and active walker, scuba diver and in younger years climbed extensively in the Southern Alps. He has recently taken up fly fishing.

Denis Marshall, former Minister of Conservation and founder of the New Zealand National Parks and Conservation Foundation

Hon. Denis Marshall, QSO

Denis is the secretary-general for the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association based in London. Prior to his departure Denis was a self employed businessman with interest in agriculture, the wine industry and the retail marine industry. He was also a consultant on strategic management and government relations.

He is a former Minister of Conservation, Minister of Forestry and Minister of Lands and Associate Minister of Agriculture and Employment. During this time Denis developed the manifesto policy for the establishment of the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park and was the Minister responsible for establishing New Zealand's second largest National Park, Kahurangi in North West Nelson. He worked to achieve the protection of the Waitutu indigenous forest, Southland, and consulted with landowners and the Department to secure the transfer of over 100,000 hectares of additional lands for the Conservation Estate. Denis also completed the first revision of the Land Act since 1948, legislation that governs the management of 2.5 million hectares of the Crown's pastoral estate.

A passionate New Zealander and conservationist, Denis maintains strong connections with the Foundation and conservation issues while abroad. He regularly co-ordinates his business and personal visits home with opportunities to meet Trustees and fellow sponsors.

Sam Neill is well-known in New Zealand and internationally for his work in film and television as an actor and director

Stuart Henderson

Stuart is a company director and major shareholder of Asia-Pacific Risk Management, New Zealand's leading independent financial risk management company. He is also a director of ETOS Limited and Leigh Fisheries Limited. Stuart has over 22 years financial markets experience, 8 years of which were spent in London, advising central banks, regional governments, multinational companies and local companies on capital markets and financial risk management. He has held senior positions with Deutschebank, Bank of America, Sanwa Financial Markets and National Australia Bank Europe. Married with two young children, Stuart lives near New Zealand's first marine reserve (Goat Island) and is passionate about New Zealand's natural habitat and wildlife being left as a sustainable legacy for future generations.

Mark Leishman

Mark is a television producer, director, presenter and writer. He runs his own production company, Dexterity Productions and is a well recognised sports broadcaster with All Black test matches and America's Cup reporting to his credit.

The equally popular family oriented 'Tux Wonder Dogs' series and 'Mud and Glory', a documentary series on rugby, secured his place in the hearts of many New Zealanders. More recently Mark produced 'Road to Athens' which follows the fortunes of 10 New Zealanders as they prepare for the 2004 Athens Olympics. Mark's role in conservation rounds off his love of this country and the aspects that make it unique.

Mark is married and has three young children.

Prue Wallis

Prue is a businesswoman and avid conservationist. She is a strong advocate of commercial deer farming and together with her husband and four adult sons owns high country stations in the South Island and Canada.

Paramount Chief Tumu te Heu Heu

Tumu is the paramount chief of Ngati Tuwharetoa and represents New Zealand on the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO. Tumu is directly descended from Te HeuHeu Tukino IV who in 1887 gifted the peaks of Ngaruhoe, Tongariro and Ruapehu to New Zealand to protect them in perpetuity. He has a strong personal background in conservation having previously served on the NZ Conservation Authority for several terms and is still an active member of the Tongariro Taupo Conservation Board. Tumu chairs the boards of many of Tuwharetoa's business interests including Lake Taupo Forests Limited. He also has a passionate interest in education and in recent years has played a key role in progressing new education initiatives for Maori.

Jane Arnott executive director presents the case for conservation sponsorships

Jane Arnott, Executive Director

Jane is an experienced public relations practitioner, brand manager and businesswomen. Under her tutelage the Foundation has developed a new direction that highlights the role that sponsorship can play in supporting New Zealand's endangered species and habitats. The Foundation has developed the Dawn Chorus sub brand and runs an annual Gala during conservation week targeted at Auckland's corporate community.

Prior to accepting the contract for the role of executive director  which is done through her company 38degrees Jane has worked in a number of senior in-house public affairs positions and has worked in large public relations consultancies and design agencies.

Jane's career highlights include masterminding the branding of Kidz First children's Hospital for South Auckland health, rebranding the transport and logistics giant Owens Group, being an account director for the Warehouse IPO and running Protect New Zealand Week for MAF Biosecurity.

In 2006 Jane graduated with a postgraduate Diploma in Professional Ethics with a specialisation in environmental ethics.