News from FMC
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 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Whakapapa Holdings 2024 Limited has applied for a concession to operate the Whakapapa Ski Area on Mt Ruapehu for the next ten years. In general, FMC supports granting a new [...]
FMC has written a submission to the proposed Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill. Our submission focuses on areas related to the negative effects the Bill will have on the [...]
As the year is nearing an end, we thought to look at the year behind us and see what we've done well. Here is what we found: What [...]
In early December, FMC wrote a submission on DOC's changes to bivvy and basic hut charges, changes to camping prices and adding huts to the booking system. In their consultation documents, [...]
