Mount Taranaki in New Zealand is legally a person, enjoying all the rights and responsibilities of a human being. The move ...

The legal recognition acknowledges the mountain's theft from the Māori of the Taranaki region after New Zealand was colonized ...

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

Addressing past wrongs, the New Zealand government has officially given the 2,500m volcano on the North Island the same ...

The pristine, snow-capped dormant volcano is the second highest ... the mountain’s theft from the Māori of the Taranaki region after New Zealand was colonized. It fulfills an agreement of ...

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

New Zealand grants legal personhood to Mount Taranaki (Taranaki Maunga), recognizing its Māori status and promoting ...

New Zealand's Mount Taranaki, now known as Taranaki Maunga, has been granted the same legal rights as a person, recognizing its spiritual significance to the indigenous Maori people.

Mount Taranaki has become the third natural feature in New Zealand to be bestowed with an individual status, after Te Urewera National Park and Whanganui River.

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

The mountain is the third natural feature in New Zealand to be conferred personhood. Read more at straitstimes.com.