Federated Mountain Clubs President Peter Wilson is calling on Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage, and Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods, to turn down the [...]

FMC is pleased to announce the award of 15 pack-rafting training scholarships worth $300 each. There were a pleasing number of quality applicants for [...]

Adventurous Kiwis are heading to the hills this summer, and a handful of parties have recieved a leg-up from FMC Expedition Scholarship awards.

FMC recently submitted on the Ferintosh Station tenure review process. The full submission can be found here: FMC Ferintosh Crown pastoral tenure review FMC believes [...]

Christine Hardie, long serving FMC Executive member and Heretaunga Tramping Club President pays tribute to long serving FMC Secretary Barbara Marshall who passed away recently....

FMC is pleased to support the work of the Packrafting Association of NZ (PRANZ) by offering up to 15 safety training scholarships of $300. [...]

The recently formed Backcountry Trust is looking for a Manager to guide its first year of operation.

FMC has submitted in favour of a proposed Water Conservation Order for the Ngaruroro river in the Hawkes Bay. The Ngaruroro rises from the [...]

FMC has respectfully suggested that Land Information New Zealand go back to the drawing-board with its preliminary proposal for the tenure review of the Simons Pass pastoral lease.

FMC, NZDA and Trail Fund announce the formation of the Backcountry Trust Backcountry users are extremely passionate about the huts and tracks that allow [...]

Omahau Hills, the "Port Hills" of Twizel are currently going through the tenure review process. FMC is pushing for increased public access including a [...]

FMC is pleased to announce that Packrafting has been chosen as the supported pursuit for FMC's 2017/18 Outdoor Community campaign. This campaign was initiated [...]

A long-held dream, a national park that celebrates and preserves the dry highlands of Otago and Southland, has been reignited today as the Federated Mountain [...]

FMC has launched a campaign ‘Remarkable Outdoors’, designed to build the profile of conservation and outdoor issues as New Zealand [...]

Federated Mountain Clubs will be launching our 'Remarkable Outdoors' Campaign on Friday the 16th of June in Wellington. The campaign is designed to increase [...]

FMC has submitted against the proposed location of a lakeside lunch shelter for the exclusive use of guided walkers on the Routeburn track. While [...]

FMC is concerned that Conservation Management Strategies are becoming all blurb and no backbone. There is a growing tendency to use the strategies  as [...]

FMC is very supportive of DOC's proposal to add 4808 hectares of stewardship land adjacent to the Ahuriri Conservation Park to the Park. The [...]

FMC is currently developing a short promotional video clip. We’d like to include footage that celebrates the wide range of environments we cherish, activities [...]

The 207th FMC Bulletin, with its new masthead 'Backcountry' is on its way to subscribers around the country, with Te Araroa - Our National [...]

 Federated Mountain Clubs has resigned from the Land and Water Forum’s plenary group. “FMC supports the actions of Fish and Game and Forest and [...]