FMC president – “I hear DOC is considering cutting funding for all backcountry huts”

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Chaffey Hut, Kahurangi National Park. Photo: Michal Klajban, Creative Commons
A wrap of the biggest stories and best writing about the outdoors from New Zealand and around the world. The president of the Federated Mountain Clubs, Robin McNeill, says DOC has hinted at abandoning huts across the country. He says if it’s true that they’re cutting funding for backcountry huts nationwide “it would not be […]
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