The Griffin still roars
Update 25 March 2019: The proposed concession variation application has been formally withdrawn!: FMC's support to the NZ Canyoning Association has resulted in a stay of execution for the canyoning [...]
FMC submission on MBIE draft national tourism strategy
The Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment published its draft national tourism strategy and invited consultation. The FMC submission on the draft explained our values and policies, and articulated how those [...]
FMC submissions on the draft management plans for our highest national parks
Submissions on the Draft National Park Management Plans for Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park and Westland Tai Poutini National Park closed on 04 February, 2019. FMC provided detailed submissions on the [...]
FMC opposes proposed accommodation complex in Fiordland National Park
The Department of Conservation has publicly notified an application by Path New Zealand Limited for a lease and licence to build and operate a commercial accommodation complex in Fiordland National [...]
Waitaha hydro scheme – Westpower’s proposed ‘mitigation’
A whole year after DOC's decision on the Waitaha hydro scheme was due, DOC sent all submitters a letter outlining a proposal by Westpower, which is meant to address the [...]
FMC opposes increased helicopter landings in the Darrans
Background Perched high above the Tasman Sea on the slopes of Mount Tutoko is an unlikely ice plateau straddling Napunatoru Pass; it is generally referred to as the Ngapunatoru [...]
Mt Cook Village development should wait until plan review
FMC is opposing an application to extend Aoraki Court Motel in Mt Cook Village until the future management of the National Park, including the village, is agreed through the ongoing [...]
Ferintosh Tenure Review should be ambitious
FMC recently submitted on the Ferintosh Station tenure review process. The full submission can be found here: FMC Ferintosh Crown pastoral tenure review FMC believes more ambition is needed for the [...]
FMC Supports Water Conservation Order on the Ngaruroro
FMC has submitted in favour of a proposed Water Conservation Order for the Ngaruroro river in the Hawkes Bay. The Ngaruroro rises from the tussocklands of the Kaimanawa before descending [...]
Tenure review process must be lawful
FMC has respectfully suggested that Land Information New Zealand go back to the drawing-board with its preliminary proposal for the tenure review of the Simons Pass pastoral lease.
