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

Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga ... The pristine, snow-capped dormant volcano is the second highest on New Zealand’s North Island at 2,518 meters (8,261 feet) and a popular ...

Flooding and power outages have been reported in Taupō this evening as heavy thunderstorms strike MetService earlier issued a ...

Mount Taranaki joins Te Urewera, a vast native forest on the North Island, and the Whanganui River in being recognised as people under New Zealand's laws.

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Mount Taranaki in New Zealand became a legal person, signaling a significant change in the nation's policy towards indigenous rights and the environment.

Heavy thunderstorms could strike the central North Island this afternoon, MetService says. MetService has issued a severe ...

The New Zealand government has granted Mount Taranaki personhood on Thursday, giving it the same legal rights as a person after the country agreed to compensate its indigenous inhabitants for past ...

Ngāti Mutunga says a summer fun day to showcase services for whānau is shaping up as a blueprint for iwi across north Taranaki. On Saturday Ngāti Mutunga set up a Service Expo Community Day on ...