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Kauri National Pest Management Plan
A National Pest Management Plan for the protection of kauri came into effect on 2 August 2022.
A National Pest Management Plan is the strongest […]
Backcountry Trust: Call for club hut and track projects
The Backcountry Trust is now looking for clubs and interested volunteers to propose projects for the Trust’s bulk funding application to the Community Conservation Partnership […]
Te Urewera Hut Replacements
MEDIA RELEASE
29 October 2022
Te Urewera Hut Replacements
“FMC is looking forward to meeting with Ngai Tūhoe in early November to discuss the future of huts, accommodation […]
List of huts in Te Urewera and the plan for their decommissioning
In an email dated 12 October 2022, Tūhoe sent out the following information:
This is a pānui to our hāpori, thanking those of you who have […]
2022 FMC Expedition Scholarship and Training Grant recipients announced
The recipients of the 2022 FMC Expedition Scholarships have been announced:
Simon Bell Memorial Expedition Scholarship
Sarah Fisher, Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club, for an expedition to […]
FMC comments on reports of hut removals in Te Urewera
Media Release
12/10/2022
FMC comments on reports of hut removals in Te Urewera
“The proposal to remove DOC huts from Te Urewera has come as somewhat of a […]