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FMC is delighted to welcome Whitewater New Zealand (WWNZ) as our 99th affiliated club. Representing 15 kayaking and canoe clubs, and a total [...]
In September 2021, Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) announced that a tenure review agreement has been reached for Otago high country pastoral lease Hukarere [...]
In the wake of the tragedy on Whakaari/White Island, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment is reviewing the health and safety regulations for [...]
The recipients of the 2021 FMC Expedition Scholarships have been announced: Simon Bell Memorial Expedition Scholarship Alastair McDowell, Canterbury Mountaineering Club, to support an [...]
Update: 29 October 2021 Conference cancelled due to COVID. It is with regret that FMC has decided to cancel this event. The decision was [...]
In the summer season of 2021/22, Victoria Bruce and her daughter Emilie (aged 7) will attempt the Te Araroa Trail. [...]
***Indefinitely postponed until Covid Alert Level 1*** Absentee bids will continue to be accepted, and all bidders will be notified by HVTC by [...]
FMC has been working on ensuring access at Ruapehu Maunga remains equitable, particularly through the winter months. Unfortunately, Ruapehu Alpine Lifts, the concessionaire, has [...]
FMC is proud to offer Youth Expedition Scholarships for the 11th year running, and the Simon Bell Memorial Scholarship for the sixth consecutive year. For [...]
Changes are coming for incorporated societies. FMC has submitted on the bill, and wil try to help clubs make the transition.
FMC recently submitted on the new car parking restrictions proposed for Whakapapa Village in Tongariro National Park. The outcome of the consultation is detailed [...]
Federated Mountain Clubs welcomes Acting Conservation Minister Ayesha Verrall's 28 May 2021 announcement that the Government is accelerating the reclassification of stewardship land to [...]
FMC welcomes the recent High Court judgment supporting FMC’s and Forest & Bird’s stance against the Department of Conservation’s and the New Zealand Conservation [...]
Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) has announced in a press release that around 18,000 hectares will be added to conservation land [...]
Background Griffin Creek, in the 96,249 hectare Wanganui-Otira Catchments Conservation Area, flows into the Taramakau River near Highway 73 in Westland. A conservation and [...]
In early January 2021, Kokiri Lime Company Ltd (Kokiri) lodged an application for an access arrangement, to quarry rock for river engineering works in [...]
Regretfully cancelled due to the Covid pandemic. Taonga Lands and Waters: Conservation and Recreation for the Future Kia ora tatou, It is with [...]
FMC awaits a decision on Griffin Creek Hydro Limited's (GCHL) concession application to run a hydro scheme at Griffin Creek, near Lake Brunner. Readers [...]
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 [...]
Federated Mountain Clubs has written a comprehensive submission on the Crown Pastoral Land Reform Bill. The Bill makes significant changes to the Crown Pastoral [...]
In December last year, DOC announced the first of two rounds of public consultation on the Kawarau/Remarkables Conservation Area's reclassification. Submissions close 26 February [...]
