FMC Press Releases
KiwiShare is about New Zealanders’ place in our wild outdoors. It’s about genuinely fostering backcountry recreation for all New Zealanders and properly looking after the land that is our home. [...]
Federated Mountain Clubs (FMC) thanks the outdoor community for keeping to local outdoor activities during the four week lockdown period imposed under COVID-19 Alert Level 4. “We know this hasn’t [...]
FMC President Jan Finlayson is urging NZSki to hit pause on its plan to charge for vehicle access on the Remarkables Ski Field Access Road this summer. Nearly all the [...]
At its June 2019 meeting in Wanaka, the FMC Executive voted to resign from the Mountain Safety Council, effective 1 July 2020. The 12 month notice period is to give [...]
THE Tararua Tramping Club marks its 100th anniversary this weekend, making it one of the oldest clubs in the country, and will celebrate pioneering organised outdoor recreation in New Zealand. To [...]
FMC sent this press release to media on Monday 11, Mar 2019 to support the efforts to preserve the values of Griffin Creek. The introductory summary is; Federated Mountain Clubs [...]
Would you like to work for the New Zealand outdoor community, to fight for conservation and recreation, and help us to ensure that our hills and mountains remain open and [...]
Federated Mountain Clubs President Peter Wilson is calling on Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage, and Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods, to turn down the bid by a company backed by [...]
FMC, NZDA and Trail Fund announce the formation of the Backcountry Trust Backcountry users are extremely passionate about the huts and tracks that allow them to access New Zealand’s great [...]
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 [...]
