Mt. Taranaki and its surrounding national park will enjoy all the rights and responsibilities of a person under a recent law from New Zealand’s parliament.

Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New ...

A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities of a human being.

Wellington, New Zealand - A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and ...

The legal recognition of New Zealand’s second tallest mountain also affirms the Maori view that the mountain is sacred, and that many elements of the natural world are ancestors and living beings.

Taranaki Mounga is going to get legal protection for the New Zealand government after a bill was passed this week ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and ...

A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Māori By By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY, Associated Press Wednesday, Jan 29, 2025 10:56 PM Updated Friday, Jan. 31, 2025 4:45 AM ...