Rameka Track
FMC recently wrote in support of a proposal by Tasman District Council to redesignate part of the Rameka Pack Track from roadway to track allowable only for cyclists and pedestrians. Project [...]
Backcountry Partnership Focus of FMC AGM 2015
FMC will be holding its Annual General Meeting on the 13th of June this year in Christchurch. The programme can be found here: FMC AGM 2015 Flyer While the focus of [...]
The Grampians – Tenure Review Submission
FMC has submitted on the tenure review proposal for The Grampians Pastoral lease. This large leasehold of around 16,000 hectares sits to the east of the Mackenzie Basin, you pass [...]
Health and Safety Reform Bill – Concerns expressed
FMC has expressed concern to several government ministers and select committee members regarding the Health and Safety Reform Bill which threatens to impose a regulatory burden on volunteer organisations and [...]
Morven Hills – Tenure Review Submission
FMC has submitted on the Tenure review proposal for Morven Hills station. This well-known high country station was established in the 1850's, and is known for its historic stone woolshed [...]
Celebrating Outdoor Recreation: Canyoning
FMC last week launched a ‘Celebrating Outdoor Recreation’ campaign to connect with outdoor pursuits on the fringes of its core tramping and climbing constituency. The campaign will identify a pursuit [...]
Trampers We are Alive
Outdoor Recreation is the big mover in this year’s Active New Zealand survey, writes Peter Wilson The recent Active New Zealand survey commissioned by Sport New Zealand supports FMC’s long-held [...]
Otago Conservation Board Sticks to its Guns
The Otago Conservation Board has consistently rejected the Department of Conservation's 2013 decision to grant an increase in guided walk numbers on the Routeburn track - knowing that the decision [...]
Remarkables road needs to re-open
Trampers and climbers want the very popular access road to the Rastus Burn Conservation Area and Remarkables Mountains overlooking Queenstown reopened to the public. The road was closed at the [...]
Pike River Proposal Praised
FMC is praising the Pike River Mine families’ proposal for land surrounding the site of the mine tragedy to be added to the Paparoa National Park as a permanent memorial [...]