Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand is calling for the withdrawal of the Fast-track Approvals Amendment Bill in a submission to the Environment Committee.

The Department of Conservation is trialling car parking fees at White Horse Hill (Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park), Franz Josef, and Dolomite Point (Punakaiki) starting December 2025.

In September Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand (FMC) submitted feedback opposing government proposals to move Outdoor Education (OE) out of the NCEA senior [...]

Conservation law exists to protect Aotearoa’s public whenua — and because it is public, New Zealand public should keep having a voice in [...]

Federated Mountain Clubs has made a submission opposing the South Wairarapa District Council’s proposed Paper Road Access Bylaw 2025. The bylaw would close [...]

FMC has recommended DOC decline a Manuka Point Station application to change a public access outcome of its tenure review. If granted, the [...]

Years after kauri dieback forced widespread closures, only a few Waitakere Ranges tracks are accessible to Aucklanders.

FMC has contributed to discussion about afforestation of, and native regeneration on, Crown-owned land, initiated by the Ministry for Primary Industries. Key points [...]

DOC publishes a Long-term Insights Briefing three-yearly to inform the public on trends, risks, and opportunities, and to provide impartial analysis and policy [...]

In November 2024, the Government released a discussion document seeking public feedback on proposed changes to conservation planning and management. The focus is [...]

If you draw a line from Hokitika to Timaru, nearly everything south of it makes up about a third of New Zealand’s land—the [...]

Whakapapa Holdings 2024 Limited has applied for a concession to operate the Whakapapa Ski Area on Mt Ruapehu for the next ten years. In [...]

FMC has written a submission to the proposed Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill. Our submission focuses on areas related to the negative effects [...]

In early December, FMC wrote a submission on DOC's changes to bivvy and basic hut charges, changes to camping prices and adding huts to the [...]

Te Tai Poutini, the West Coast, is a raw and untamed gem of Aotearoa’s natural beauty, with over 80% of its land and [...]

FMC recently made a submission on LINZ’s proposed Long-term Insights Briefing: ‘Pathways to resilience: Future-proofing Crown land stewardship’. Toitū Te Whenua Land Information [...]

FMC has recently submitted on the draft Te Hiku o Te-Ika-a-Māui Conservation Management Strategy. One of the main issues we touched on in [...]

Along with the Aotearoa Climbing Access Trust (ACAT), FMC led and greatly contributed to the writing of the joint submission to the Ministry [...]

Access to Mt Richmond Forest Park has been an issue for recreational communities in the upper South Island for quite some time. Much [...]

International tourism is a principal national export industry. As the pressure on Aoteraoa New Zealand's nature, conservation land and its infrastructure is increasing, [...]

“FMC strongly opposes the Fast-track Approvals Bill and would like to see it withdrawn,” says FMC’s president Megan Dimozantos. “We believe the bill is [...]