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FMC Opposes Huka Falls Zipline
Saturday, 18 April 2020, 7:05 am | Federated Mountain Clubs
Huka Falls from the Lookout. Photo: Danilo Hegg In March 2020, the Department of Conservation publicly notified an application by Sky Play Adventures Limited to build a five-stage zipline at Huka Falls, Taupo. This is the second application for a zipline ... More >>
FMC Executive 2020-21: Jan Finlayson President For Second Year Running
Saturday, 18 April 2020, 7:02 am | Federated Mountain Clubs
FMC Leadership 2020-21: President Jan Finlayson (left) and Vice-President Neil Silverwood (right) Nominations for the FMC Executive 2020-21 closed on 7 April. Since the number of nominations does not exceed the number of available positions, this year no election ... More >>
FMC calls on NZSki to consider alternatives to access charge
Wednesday, 22 January 2020, 11:43 am | Federated Mountain Clubs
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. More >>
Federated Mountain Clubs quits NZ Mountain Safety Council
Friday, 12 July 2019, 8:51 pm | Federated Mountain Clubs
Federated Mountain Clubs is resigning from the New Zealand Mountain Safety Council because it says the publicly-funded body is providing little value to the majority of New Zealand outdoorspeople. More >>
A Century of Trailblazing in New Zealand
Tuesday, 25 June 2019, 12:38 pm | Federated Mountain Clubs
THE Tararua Tramping Club marks its 100th anniversary this weekend, making it one of the oldest clubs in the country, and will celebrate pioneering organised outdoor recreation in New Zealand. More >>
‘Weaving The Outdoor Community Together’
Wednesday, 19 June 2019, 10:12 am | Federated Mountain Clubs
Federated Mountain Clubs (FMC) is tipping its hat to the volunteers behind the outdoor clubs and organisations throughout New Zealand. More >>
Federated Mountain Clubs Supports Federated Farmers offer
Friday, 27 July 2018, 3:15 pm | Federated Mountain Clubs
FMC welcomes Federated Farmers offer to sit down with September to work through the Hunter Valley Station access issues. FMC president Peter Wilson said that the outdoor community has never sought unfettered access across the station, instead, it seeks ... More >>
FMC Calls for Strategic Taskforce To Advise on Border Levy
Friday, 15 June 2018, 9:08 am | Federated Mountain Clubs
The New Zealand Government today announced plans for a tourism tax or border levy, to be paid by inbound foreign tourists at the border. More >>
victory over "unlawful" Milford Sound helicopter landings
Tuesday, 24 April 2018, 8:55 am | Federated Mountain Clubs
The Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand is today declaring victory over the Department of Conservation's decision to allow a massive number of helicopter landings on a remote Fiordland Glacier. In 2016, the Department of Conservation controversially ... More >>
Rescue helicopter cuts could cost lives
Friday, 20 April 2018, 10:50 am | Federated Mountain Clubs
The Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand is disappointed with the proposed funding cuts for rescue helicopter services in New Zealand. The National Ambulance Sector Office is proposing to rationalise rescue helicopter services across New Zealand. ... More >>
Federated Mountain Clubs Says ‘No’ to Te Kuha Mine
Friday, 1 December 2017, 10:34 am | Federated Mountain Clubs
"You can love the mountains, grow intimate and learn their characteristics, their treasures and hostilities, so the margins become largely of your own choosing and the rewards come of your own initiative" - Bruce Jenkinson. More >>
Trampers Support New Minister of Conservation & Lands
Thursday, 26 October 2017, 8:41 am | Federated Mountain Clubs
The Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand (FMC), on behalf of its 20,000 members and the New Zealand outdoor community, congratulates the new Minister of Conservation and Lands, Eugenie Sage. More >>
Trampers, Climbers and Hunters launch Backcountry Trust
Friday, 14 July 2017, 3:11 pm | Federated Mountain Clubs
Backcountry users are extremely passionate about the huts and tracks that allow them to access New Zealand’s great outdoors – so much so that many are motivated and willing to volunteer time to help look after these places. More >>
Federated Mountain Clubs Calls for Remarkables National Park
Friday, 16 June 2017, 9:36 am | Federated Mountain Clubs
Federated Mountain Clubs (FMC) is today launching its Remarkable Outdoors campaign headlined by a proposed new national park - ‘The Remarkables National Park’ in the Otago Southland high-country near Queenstown. More >>
FMC to launch 'Remarkable Outdoors' campaign
Wednesday, 24 May 2017, 9:59 am | Federated Mountain Clubs
Outdoor and conservation issues may not decide the next general election, but we will have a good crack at making sure their importance to our collective way of life continues to be widely appreciated. More >>
Trampers alarmed at proposals by big tourism
Wednesday, 10 May 2017, 8:51 pm | Federated Mountain Clubs
The Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand (FMC) is deeply disappointed in the Tourism Industry Aotearoa's (TIA) call to weaken the law that protects New Zealand's conservation estate.from private profit. More >>
Negotiations on access to the Hāwea Conservation Park
Thursday, 9 March 2017, 12:05 pm | Federated Mountain Clubs
Federated Mountain Clubs, as representative of New Zealand’s outdoor community, is calling upon American media personality Matt Lauer to restart negotiations with the community regarding his purchase of the Hunter Valley Station. More >>
FMC says No to Wild River Development
Friday, 14 October 2016, 11:37 am | Federated Mountain Clubs
FMC has recently resolved to oppose Westpower’s proposed hydro-electric development on the West Coast’s Waitaha river. While recognising that the proposal has been developed with the best of intent, FMC believes it to be inconsistent with the recreational ... More >>
FMC calls for a fair go for public access in tenure reviews
Thursday, 7 July 2016, 3:58 pm | Federated Mountain Clubs
The Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand, representing 20,000 trampers and mountaineers in 110 clubs across New Zealand believes that Land Information New Zealand and the Commissioner of Crown Lands place a low priority on public access when freeholding ... More >>
Federated Mountain Clubs to seek Ombudsman ruling
Monday, 4 July 2016, 3:24 pm | Federated Mountain Clubs
FMC is asking DOC to renege on an undertaking to the aviation industry to increase helicopter landings in Fiordland National Park before it is too late and is asking the Ombudsman to intervene. More >>