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The ball is rolling! FMC was delighted to receive feedback from a significant number of clubs to our letter in May about our idea for clubs to pool resources to [...]
The ball is rolling! FMC was delighted to receive feedback from a significant number of clubs to our letter in May about our idea for clubs to pool resources to [...]
FMC is pleased to report that "The Waitaia Forestry Limited application (WK-28733-OTH) for a concession (considered as a reconsideration) for a right of way easement over Coromandel Forest Park has [...]
The Department of Conservation has announced a review of the Hut Service Standards. FMC is providing feedback in the early stages of this review. Background Hut Service Standards were first [...]
The Department of Conservation is planning to add the popular Woolshed Creek Hut and Pinnacles Hut on Mt Somers (Canterbury) to its hut booking system. The main points of the [...]
Glenlee Run, located in Marlborough on the north side of the Awatere River, is currently undergoing tenure review. The land is under a renewable occupation licence, not a pastoral lease; the [...]
Submissions on the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill closed on 16 July 2019. FMC recognizes that climate change is a matter of highest importance, and that our recreational activities [...]
Earlier this week, it was announced that the Hump Ridge Track would be incorporated into the Department of Conservation’s Great Walk network. This is good news for families and trampers [...]
At its June 2019 meeting in Wanaka, the FMC Executive voted to resign from the Mountain Safety Council, effective 1 July 2020. The 12 month notice period is to give [...]
From humble beginnings in 1949 (where the sole founding member, Mr Henry G. Lambert declared himself President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Editor of the NZSS Bulletin) the society now has over [...]
Following a request from a local member, FMC has acted to oppose another private road being planned to dissect the mountainous spine of the Coromandel on a non-notified basis. The [...]