News from FMC
Happy holidays
The FMC office will be closed from Saturday 21 December 2019, reopening on Monday 20 January 2020. Phone messages and emails to staff members will be responded to after the [...]
Glenaray Station tenure review preliminary proposal
One of the largest pastoral leases in the country, Glenaray Station comprises approximately 51,000ha of pasture, rolling tussock-lands and mountain tops on the Garvie and Umbrella Mountains. It almost encircles [...]
Put your money where their mouth is
Have an outdoor friend who isn't involved in a club, but they still feel strongly about issues which affect our ability to enjoy NZ's mountains and wild places? Put your [...]
Access to Needle Block, Kaimanawa Mountains
In the FMC Bulletin 204 (June 2016, page 44-45) we featured an article by Dennis Brown (Auckland TC) on the Needle Block in the northern Kaimanawa Mountains. This is "a [...]
Wai-iti River land disposal application declined
In June 2019, the Department of Conservation notified an application to dispose of approximately 5 ha of public conservation land in the Wai-iti River, Spring Grove, Nelson. While the proposed [...]
Backcountry Hut Pass discount at Lake Waikaremoana huts
One of many benefits of an FMC Membership Card is a 30% discount on DOC's Backcountry Hut Pass. While a Backcountry Hut Pass cannot be used at Great Walk huts, [...]
FMC Policies Refresh
FMC published a policies document in December 2018. It was the result of a year-long policies review process that included consultation with clubs. Hard copies of the document were sent [...]
2019 FMC Expedition Scholarship recipients announced
The recipients of the 2019 FMC Expedition Scholarships have been announced: Simon Bell Memorial Expedition Scholarship Luca Karjalainen, Otago University Tramping Club, for a trip to the Olivine Ice Plateau [...]
FMC’s Youth Award Grant
Are you currently planning your Gold-level Adventurous Journey for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award? Would a cash grant help you have an experience that you will remember for the rest of your life?
FMC is opposed to zipline in Okere Falls Reserve
Okere Falls Scenic Reserve near Rotorua is threatened by a proposal by Okere Adventures to build and operate a seven-stage zipline. The application by Okere Adventures was publicly notified on [...]
