Photo Credit: Teresa Vanbeelen/DOC Cyclone Gabrielle has caused some of our favourite walking, running and mountain bike tracks to close. Flooding has washed some away, landslides have covered others. Huts and campsites are closed and not safe to visit. Some coastal...

POW treeplanting event in Canterbury POW NZ is a member of the New Zealand Climate Action Network, which in turn is a member of the International Climate Action Network (CAN). Recently CAN put out a statement rejecting the practise of offsetting as a way to tackle the...

Photo: Penzy Dinsdale We’ve been working behind the scenes to advocate for strong climate policies on behalf of the outdoor community. We see the melting glaciers, the rising snow lines, the trails eroding and our favourite rivers becoming unswimmable. Politicians in...

The POW Summer Camp 2002 was a huge success. It saw a great group of members gather at Glendhu Bay for a weekend of outdoor activities and learning sessions. In addition to tramping, trail running, kayaking, mountain biking (and jumping in the lake!), we did heaps of...

At the recent POW NZ summer camp we spoke with some experts on climate communication. One of the key takeaways was the importance of remaining positive and celebrating successes. We want to keep ambition high, focus on action over apathy, and progress over perfection....

Press Release: Protecting the Future of Winter Sport in New Zealand Wānaka, NZ (27 August 2022) - Protect Our Winters Aotearoa is both saddened and troubled by the  Ruapehu Alpine Lifts employee redundancy announcement Early this week they announced that...

Positive Climate News from POW USA Those of us who love adventure sports are used to getting turned back, worked, shut down, spit out - then gearing up and setting out again. Success is never guaranteed, with a ski mountaineering objective, or with climate policy....