News from FMC
FMC to Support Packrafting
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 in 2015 to identify and enhance the [...]
Dreams for a ‘The Remarkables National Park’ reignited
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 Clubs, with support from Forest and [...]
Remarkable Outdoors campaign launched
FMC has launched a campaign ‘Remarkable Outdoors’, designed to build the profile of conservation and outdoor issues as New Zealand heads into September’s general election. […]
FMC to launch Remarkable Outdoors campaign
Federated Mountain Clubs will be launching our 'Remarkable Outdoors' Campaign on Friday the 16th of June in Wellington. The campaign is designed to increase the prominence of outdoor issues during [...]
Routeburn shelter challenged
FMC has submitted against the proposed location of a lakeside lunch shelter for the exclusive use of guided walkers on the Routeburn track. While seeing the need for a shelter, [...]
Wellington CMS Submission
FMC is concerned that Conservation Management Strategies are becoming all blurb and no backbone. There is a growing tendency to use the strategies as a place to declare that there [...]
FMC Encouraged to see Ahuriri reclassifications
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 Ahuriri Conservation Park is one of [...]
Call for contributions
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 we participate in and demographics we [...]
‘Backcountry’ on its way
The 207th FMC Bulletin, with its new masthead 'Backcountry' is on its way to subscribers around the country, with Te Araroa - Our National Trail featuring in the inaugural edition. [...]
Federated Mountain Clubs resignation from LAWF
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 Bird in withdrawing from the forum [...]
