Help Protect New Zealand’s Wild Places

Federated Mountain Clubs is New Zealand’s national advocacy organisation for trampers, walkers, climbers and mountaineers.

By Joining Federated Mountain Clubs you help

  • advance the interests of walkers, trampers, climbers, skiers – in fact everyone who loves getting outdoors.
  • promote and retain free public access to our parks, and protected areas and our coastline.
  • campaign for retaining and maintaining New Zealand’s unique hut and track system.
  • support and enlarge our National Parks, reserves and the conservation estate.
  • protect our natural heritage values.
  • oppose privatisation and tourism pressures where appropriate.
  • promote wilderness, preservation and conservation values.

By joining Federated Mountain Clubs you will benefit by:

  • keeping up to date through our informative quarterly Bulletin and a monthly email newsletter.
  • use of the Federated Mountain Clubs Discount Card which offers significant reductions on a range of transport, clothing, accommodation, equipment including personal locator beacons, DOC’s Backcountry Hut Pass and Great Walk tickets and the Wilderness Magazine subscription.

How to Join

  1. Join as an Individual Supporter

    This option is available for those who are unable or don’t want to belong to a club. If you join as an Individual Supporter then your subscription runs for 12 months from the month you joined.

    The membership fee is:

    • NZ Members: $20 for Youth (under 18), $35 for an adult, $45 for a family. (Family membership entitles you to 2 Discount Cards (more may be supplied on request) and 1 copy of our quarterly FMC Bulletin)
    • Overseas Members: Australia $NZ45 for an adult, Rest of World $NZ50 for an adult

    Download an application form here
    OR
    Use our online Joining Form here and pay by Paypal or online banking.

  2. Join one of our member clubs

    • Get new ideas for places to tramp
    • Meet new people with similar interests
    • Get good advice and instruction in tramping matters
    • Go to our clubs page to find a club near you

  3. page updated on 15/3/2011