There  are few landscapes in the world that are more evocative and iconic than the South Island high country – the broad, brown tussock [...]

While it is fun in the sun for many, work continues for the FMC Tenure Review team submitting on preliminary proposals for the future [...]

On the east bank of the Tasman River lies Mount Cook Station, doorway to seldom-visited central parts of Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park (AMCNP). The [...]

The recent announcement by Forest and Bird that they will be seeking judicial review of the Department of Conservation (DoC) decision to exchange part [...]

The issues around access to the Remarkables are the most recent and public example of a widespread issue - the growing tension between private [...]

The Outdoor Recreation Consortium is welcoming yesterday's announcement that further funding from the Department of Conservation’s Community Fund. The Outdoor Recreation Consortium, which is [...]

Hunters, Trampers, Climbers and Mountain Bikers are adding their voice to those calling for changes to proposed health and safety legislation that threatens to [...]

It was standing room only at FMC’s 2015 AGM, demonstrating the excitement around positive changes in backcountry culture. The letters ‘AGM’ are not ones [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

FMC last week launched a ‘Celebrating Outdoor Recreation’ campaign to connect with outdoor pursuits on the fringes of its core tramping and climbing constituency. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Trampers and climbers want the very popular access road to the Rastus Burn Conservation Area and Remarkables Mountains overlooking Queenstown reopened to the public. [...]

FMC is praising the Pike River Mine families’ proposal for land surrounding the site of the mine tragedy to be added to the Paparoa [...]

Community group forced to prepare for court over Christmas Break Local community group Protect Karangahake have announced that they will spend the Christmas break [...]

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 [...]

The Outdoor Recreation Consortium has approved funding for a wide variety of community partners from around New Zealand to enhance and maintain our backcountry [...]

Two parties of committed trampers traversing the ice fortresses of the Adams Wilderness Area and a team bravely eyeing up the granite faces of [...]

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 [...]

At the FMC AGM in June the conservation spokespeople of the Greens, Labour and National spoke to the crowd. There were differences in some [...]