FMC Press Releases
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 [...]
Outdoor Recreation Consortium secures further funding
The Outdoor Recreation Consortium is welcoming yesterdays's announcement that further funding from the Department of Conservation’s Community Fund. The Outdoor Recreation Consortium, which is a partnership between Federated Mountain Clubs, the [...]
Health and Safety Bill threatens outdoor access.
Hunters, Trampers, Climbers and Mountain Bikers are adding their voice to those calling for changes to proposed health and safety legislation that threatens to 'lock gates' in rural communities. The [...]
Backcountry Partnership Focus of FMC AGM 2015
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 2015 Flyer While the focus of [...]
Celebrating Outdoor Recreation: Canyoning
FMC last week launched a ‘Celebrating Outdoor Recreation’ campaign to connect with outdoor pursuits on the fringes of its core tramping and climbing constituency. The campaign will identify a pursuit [...]
Trampers We are Alive
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 Sport New Zealand supports FMC’s long-held [...]
Otago Conservation Board Sticks to its Guns
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 track - knowing that the decision [...]
Remarkables road needs to re-open
Trampers and climbers want the very popular access road to the Rastus Burn Conservation Area and Remarkables Mountains overlooking Queenstown reopened to the public. The road was closed at the [...]
Pike River Proposal Praised
FMC is praising the Pike River Mine families’ proposal for land surrounding the site of the mine tragedy to be added to the Paparoa National Park as a permanent memorial [...]
FMC Supporting Project Karangahake Court Action
Community group forced to prepare for court over Christmas Break Local community group Protect Karangahake have announced that they will spend the Christmas break preparing to take the Hauraki District [...]