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
- 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. - Join one of our member clubs
br>- 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
page updated on 15/3/2011