News from FMC
FMC’s submission on Manuka Point Station Access
FMC has recommended DOC decline a Manuka Point Station application to change a public access outcome of its tenure review. If granted, the change would reduce secure legal access [...]
Welcoming our 2025/26 Committee
Due to a smaller amount of nominations for the Executive Committee members FMC received this year, no election was required. We're pleased to confirm that many of our current [...]
FMC urging to expedite the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park reopening
Years after kauri dieback forced widespread closures, only a few Waitakere Ranges tracks are accessible to Aucklanders.
Outdoor Community Celebrates Win with Health and Safety Reform
After years of advocacy, changes to health and safety legislation will help reopen outdoor spaces previously restricted by landowner liability concerns.
We’re looking for a financial controller with the love for outdoors
FMC is on the lookout for a capable volunteer to help manage our finances. FMC finances are relatively simple and the time commitment averages around 2 hours per week. [...]
FMC’s submission on partnering to plant trees on Crown-owned land
FMC has contributed to discussion about afforestation of, and native regeneration on, Crown-owned land, initiated by the Ministry for Primary Industries. Key points of our submission are: More work [...]
Why and how to measure nature’s value? FMC’s submission on integrating nature’s value into government decision-making
DOC publishes a Long-term Insights Briefing three-yearly to inform the public on trends, risks, and opportunities, and to provide impartial analysis and policy options. Its latest proposed LTIB topic [...]
FMC’s Submission on Modernising Conservation Land Management
In November 2024, the Government released a discussion document seeking public feedback on proposed changes to conservation planning and management. The focus is on streamlining the concession process, improving [...]
Protect what you love – Join the FMC Executive
Do you care deeply about protecting the wild places we all love and enhancing outdoor recreation opportunities? Do you have skills in policy, planning, law, governance, media, marketing or [...]
FMC’s submission on DOC’s proposed charges for access to some public conservation land
If you draw a line from Hokitika to Timaru, nearly everything south of it makes up about a third of New Zealand’s land—the same amount that DOC manages on [...]
