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DOC to add Mount Somers Huts to booking system
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 […]
Glenlee Run tenure review
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 […]
FMC responds to Hump Ridge Great Walk announcement
Earlier this week, it was announced that the Hump Ridge Track would be incorporated into the Department of Conservation’s Great Walk network.
FMC resigns from Mountain Safety Council
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 […]
Welcome to the NZ Speleological Society: FMC’s newest club.
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) […]
Private road opposed
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 […]