Mt. Taranaki and its surrounding national park will enjoy all the rights and responsibilities of a person under a recent law ...

Parliament grants Taranaki Maunga personhood, as law recognising injustices done to Maori people during colonisation is unanimously passed ...

New Zealand's Mount Taranaki, now officially recognized as Taranaki Maunga, has been granted legal personhood, acknowledging ...

The second-highest mountain on New Zealand's North Island, Taranaki Maunga (Mountain), has been given the same legal rights as a human.

The mountain’s induction is one settlement among decades’ worth of settlements between the Maori tribe and the New Zealand government ... and dominant — view of human dignity.

Indigenous people view Mount ... highest on New Zealand's North Island at 8,261ft and a popular spot for tourism, hiking and snow sports. It comes alongside a move to rename the mountain from ...

On Thursday, Mount Taranaki in New Zealand became a legal person, signaling a significant change in the nation's policy towards indigenous rights and the environment. The law, which was passed ...

On Nov. 28, 1979, an Air New Zealand flight left Auckland for Antarctica on what promised to be a photographer’s dream trip. The 11-hour round trip was dubbed a luxury cruise at altitude.

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If this sounds unusual, it’s not the first time New Zealand has taken this approach. In 2017, the Whanganui River became the first natural landmark in the country to be granted legal personhood. The ...