FMC Press Releases
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Federated Mountain Clubs and Save Fiordland would have saved thousands of dollars and years of work had Department of Conservation officials taken FMC’s advice that DOC’s management plans mean what [...]
The Outdoor Recreation Consortium has approved funding for a wide variety of community partners from around New Zealand to enhance and maintain our backcountry assets. Close to 50 projects have [...]
A consortium representing over 30,000 trampers, hunters, mountaineers and mountain bikers welcomed Minister of Conservation Dr Nick Smith’s announcement this evening of major funding to assist its volunteers maintain backcountry [...]
FMC is launching a campaign for further protection of our Forgotten Lands. Trampers call for "Forgotten Lands" to be protected Federated Mountain Clubs (FMC) today launched an election-year campaign to [...]
Invercargill, 24 May 2014 “Nick Smith got it not just right, but very right”, says Robin McNeill, President of Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand. “We always had confidence that [...]
Invercargill, 4th May 2014 Federated Mountain Clubs, New Zealand Deerstalkers Association and Trail Fund signed a Heads of Agreement on Thursday, establishing a consortium that has submitted a substantial bid [...]
