FMC Exec Nominations
It’s that time of the year again when we ask all our member clubs to think about nominating someone for the Executive. It is a stimulating body to work with, [...]
COVID-19: FMC’s advice to clubs and backcountry users
Running for the hills? These are sad and stressful times for many, as we grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic. While this might seem like a great time to escape the [...]
Track ‘closures’ in Fiordland National Park
The Milford Sound region was hit by a severe weather event on 3 February 2020. A number of roads and tracks in the area were badly damaged. As to 16 [...]
FMC calls on NZSki to consider alternatives to charging for access
FMC President Jan Finlayson is urging NZSki to hit pause on its plan to charge for vehicle access on the Remarkables Ski Field Access Road this summer. Nearly all the [...]
FMC Submission on Glenaray Station tenure review
In November 2019, Land Information New Zealand released a preliminary proposal for the tenure review of Glenaray Station (51,000ha) and of the adjacent Whitecomb run (11,000ha) at Piano Flat, Southland. More [...]
Happy holidays
The FMC office will be closed from Saturday 21 December 2019, reopening on Monday 20 January 2020. Phone messages and emails to staff members will be responded to after the [...]
Glenaray Station tenure review preliminary proposal
One of the largest pastoral leases in the country, Glenaray Station comprises approximately 51,000ha of pasture, rolling tussock-lands and mountain tops on the Garvie and Umbrella Mountains. It almost encircles [...]
Put your money where their mouth is
Have an outdoor friend who isn't involved in a club, but they still feel strongly about issues which affect our ability to enjoy NZ's mountains and wild places? Put your [...]
Access to Needle Block, Kaimanawa Mountains
In the FMC Bulletin 204 (June 2016, page 44-45) we featured an article by Dennis Brown (Auckland TC) on the Needle Block in the northern Kaimanawa Mountains. This is "a [...]
Wai-iti River land disposal application declined
In June 2019, the Department of Conservation notified an application to dispose of approximately 5 ha of public conservation land in the Wai-iti River, Spring Grove, Nelson. While the proposed [...]
