FMC Press Releases
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 invites Matt Lauer to further negotiation
Federated Mountain Clubs, as representative of New Zealand’s outdoor community, is calling upon American media personality Matt Lauer to restart negotiations with the community regarding his purchase of the Hunter [...]
Huts and Tracks Fund – Applications Open
With the remainder of the $1.2 million, granted by the DOC Community Fund over the last two years, left to allocate to volunteer track, trail and hut maintenance projects, the [...]
Tenure Review Requires Fair Go for Public Access
FMC, representing 20,000 trampers and mountaineers in 80 clubs across New Zealand believes that Land Information New Zealand and the Commissioner of Crown Lands place a low priority on public [...]
Milford Visitors Deserve Better
FMC President Robin McNeill says the Department of Conservation’s proposal to ignore daily helicopter landing limits on the Ngapunatoru Plateau above Milford Sound will have visitors hard pressed to hear [...]
Beach crowd funding shows up DOC funding crisis
FMC President Robin McNeill is elated that New Zealanders have reached into their pockets to buy a piece of land for addition to Abel Tasman National Park. The Givealittle crowd [...]
Huts and Tracks Projects Funded
Outdoor Recreation Consortium Press Release: 13/01/16 Immediately prior to Christmas, the Outdoor Recreation Consortium was pleased to congratulate applicants from around the country on the success of their funding applications. [...]
FMC calls for purchase of Mt Cook Station
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 station is a privately-owned farm. Public [...]
Ruahine Review Justified
The recent announcement by Forest and Bird that they will be seeking judicial review of the Department of Conservation (DoC) decision to exchange part of the Ruahine Forest Park to [...]
Legal Roads Gold Standard for Access
The issues around access to the Remarkables are the most recent and public example of a widespread issue - the growing tension between private and public interests around access to [...]
