About Us

Safer Places, Safer Activities, Safer People

We are a national organisation who has been working for more than 50 years with a mandate to encourage safe participation in land-based outdoor activities. We do this through the development and promotion of safety messaging, by identifying and responding to insights provided by the ongoing collection and analysis of data, and by building partnerships with relevant organisations.

The ability to critically analyse a situation and make an informed decision is part of heading outdoors. It’s also what makes it an adventure — in that you never quite know what you’ll find. At MSC we promote “knowing your limits," only you know the level of risk that is appropriate to the situational factors, your experience and your equipment. – Mike Daisley, CEO

Our vision

Safer places, safer activities, safer people.

Our mission

Enabling people to enjoy their outdoors recreation safely.

Our values

Professionalism: We will collaborate with the rest of the outdoor sector and share what we know.
Integrity: We will be open and honest in everything we do.
Trust: We will be the organisation people look to for how to get prepared and stay safe outdoors

How we get it done

We have a council of 27 Member Organisations who we collaborate with
We have a board from various backgrounds and you can meet them here
To accomplish our mission we have a team that is made of Partnership Advisors, a Communications Team and General Admin who work collaboratively with partner organisations.

Have a great time out there and make it home

We come from all walks of life but have one common interest, to explore the outdoors and help others do so safely.

For all you outdoor enthusiasts, whether you walk, run, bike, climb or hunt – we wish you all the best out there in New Zealand's wild backcountry and encourage you to use our resources before you go, have a great time and make it home.