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 [...]
FMC Supporting Project Karangahake Court Action
Community group forced to prepare for court over Christmas Break Local community group Protect Karangahake have announced that they will spend the Christmas break preparing to take the Hauraki District [...]
Ombudsman’s decision on Routeburn sets precedent
Federated Mountain Clubs and Save Fiordland would have saved thousands of dollars and years of work had Department of Conservation officials taken FMC’s advice that DOC’s management plans mean what [...]
ORC Projects Announced
The Outdoor Recreation Consortium has approved funding for a wide variety of community partners from around New Zealand to enhance and maintain our backcountry assets. Close to 50 projects have [...]
Expedition Scholarships Announced
Two parties of committed trampers traversing the ice fortresses of the Adams Wilderness Area and a team bravely eyeing up the granite faces of Mt Terror are the latest recipients [...]
Huts and Tracks Fund – Open for Applications
The NZ Outdoor Recreation Consortium has announced that applications are open for three new funds that it manages to support volunteer-led work in New Zealand’s backcountry. Community groups and individuals [...]
