Benefits of Membership

Included with Full Membership are:

Publications

• The Climber quarterly magazine
• Annual edition of the New Zealand Alpine Journal
• 15% - 30% discount on Club guidebooks and other publications

Insurance

• Access to high risk travel insurance for NZ members going overseas, or Australian members coming to New Zealand

Huts

• Up to 50% discount at all Club owned huts and at some Department of Conservation owned huts
• 30 % discount on Department of Conservation Annual Hut Pass
• Reciprocal hut fee rights to the following UIAA affiliated overseas climbing clubs: American Alpine Club, Climbers Club UK, Fell and Rock Climbing Club UK, Scottish Mountaineering Club
• Access to purchase a $100 European hut sticker that gives you member rates at literally thousands of huts managed by the Swiss, Austrian , French, Italian and German Alpine Clubs and the Spanish Mountaineering Federation.

NZAC Membership also gives you access to many discounts with the following retailers. You may be asked to present your active NZAC membership.

Gear and Clothing

• 15% discount off recommended retail (does not apply to electronics like GPS, or publications) at Bivouac Outdoor - Stores are: Queen St-Auckland, Newmarket, Sylvia Park, Hamilton, Tauranga, Palmerston North, Wellington, Christchurch & Dunedin
• 10% minimum discount at Dwights Great Outdoors - Upper Hutt, Lower Hutt, Wellington & Porirua
• 15% discount at Outdoor Action - Unit M, 121 Rosedale Road, Albany, Auckland

Hardware Resources

• 15% discount on all items (excluding those already discounted and promotional items) at Protector Safety (1st aid/medical, safety/protection gear, outdoor wear, etc.)
• ***NEW 65% disount on 10 and 12mm stainless steel tru-bolts from Ramset stores nationwide
• 10% discount on gear repairs at TwinNeedle Repairs, Christchurch

• 10% discount on topo and park maps from Mapworld

Things to do

• Discounts at indoor rock climbing walls
• 10% discount at Hukawai Glacier Centre - Franz Josef indoor ice climbing wall

Things to do with the Family

• The Roxx Climbing Gym in Christchurch is now offering a $2pp discount to NZAC members who want to bring along their children (or a group of children), to their Clip n' Climb facility. The NZAC member needs to show their active NZAC membership card and a photo ID at the counter when arranging payment for the group. 

Travel

• 10% Discount off any scenic helicopter flight featured in the brochures of The Helicopter Line and Glacier Helicopters. Some conditions apply: Conditions
  

Discounts from Australia

• Arapiles Mountain Shop (Natimuk VIC) - 10% off retail
• Bogong (Melbourne VIC) - 10% off retail
• Cliffhanger Climbing Gym (Altona VIC) - concession rate entry for adults
• Jindabyne Climbing Centre (Jindabyne NSW) - concession rate entry for adults
  
• K2 Basecamp (Brisbane QLD) - 10-15% discount and access to special offers, sale and promotions as a VIP Client. You need to take in your active NZAC member card to obtain K2's VIP card. Alternatively, they can post your card out to you if you are not local, (upon confirmation of active NZAC membership). Email Margaret (below) and give her permission to pass your contact details on.
• 10% discount on Australian rock climbing, walking, travel and cycling guidebooks from Open Spaces Publishing
• Outdoor Gear Store online 15% off retail (requires a coupon code - contact Margaret below)
  
• Wilderness Shop (Box Hill VIC) - 10% off retail and invitations to Mega Buying Nights

Discounts from America 

Online shopping discount giving 20-30% off retail price. Southern Hemisphere customers can take advantage of their end of season sales. to obtain discount add items to cart and proceed to checkout, click on 'redemption code' and enter the NZAC's special code (contact Margaret below for this). Available on the following sites:

• http://backcountry.com
• http://dogfunk.com
• http://tramdock.com
• http://steepandcheap.com
• http://whiskeymilitia.com
• http://chainlove.com

Other Benefits Of NZAC Membership

• Cash grants and endorsements for overseas climbing expeditions
• Climbing trips and social contacts
• Alpine and rockclimbing instruction courses
• Bouldering and sportclimbing events
• A voice in environmental issues
• Club library and archives

As NZAC is affiliated to the Federated Mountain Club our members are entitled to these additional benefits. FMC discount cards may be asked for. These are issued annually and are sent to members in "The Climber" magazine once they have arrived in our office for distribution. Full details of the amount of discount offered and what products, or services, it applies to are on the cards.

• Department of Conservation - Annual Hut Pass and Great Walks
• Interislander - Wellington-Picton fares
• Stewart Island Experience - Tours
• Real Journeys - Tours
• Hertz - Rental Cars
• Youth Hostel Association - Membership
• Top 10 Chain - Membership
• Wilderness Magazine- Subscription
• Walking Magazine - Subscription
• Outdoorsman - Gear & Outdoor Equipment
• Altitude Online Store - Gear & Outdoor Equipment
• Bivouac - Gear & Outdoor Equipment
• Dwights Outdorrs - Gear & Outdoor Equipment
• Mountain Designs - Gear & Outdoor Equipment
• MacPac - Gear & Outdoor Equipment
• NZ Natural Clothing - Clothing