Henry Weston

Henry Weston is the Deputy Director-General Regional Operations. He leads around one third of their people.

Henry has a long career in conservation. He started working at Te Uru Rākau – the New Zealand Forestry Service as a teenager in his summer holidays. He became the Bay of Plenty/East Coast Conservator for DOC in the 2000s and took on a variety of treaty relations roles. He has experienced local government as the Chief Operating Officer for the Rotorua Lakes District Council. He also has senior leadership experience as Acting Deputy Director-General for Te Uru Rākau.

Henry returned to DOC in August 2022 and he now heads up the biggest business group that delivers conservation on the ground.