As Hawke’s Bay’s hopes of seeing off the recent Hawke Cup challenge from Taranaki slipped away, Christie van Dyk disappeared ...

By Kristine Sabillo New Zealand has formally granted a mountain legal personhood for the first time, recognizing not only its ...

It's one of biggest events on the calendar for te ao Māori and Te Matatini is back in 2025 bringing the best of haka and ...

Tunnelling has begun at the $280 million Te Ara o Te Ata - Mt Messenger Bypass project in North Taranaki.

A mountain in New Zealand is considered to be an ancestor by Indigenous people and has been recognized as a legal person. A new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities of a human being. HPR ...

Encinitas resident Peter Ritchie, a member of the USA National Lawn Bowling Team, recently won the Taranaki Men’s Pairs ...

Taranaki Maunga. This dormant volcano, standing tall at 2,518 meters (8,261 feet) on the North Island, is now legally recognized as a living entity with the rights and responsibilities of a human ...

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

Taranaki iwi leader Wharehoka Wano told RNZ said Isaiah Apiata ... but how does it for the new generation?" Far North councillor Penetaui Klescovic was in attendance and spoke with the haukainga. He ...

Before Mount Taranaki, the two other landmarks which were given personhood ... which is a section of Te Urewera National Park on New Zealand's North Island. (Photo by Amy Toensing/Getty Images) Te ...

A 8,200ft mountain has now been recognised as a person in a bizarre move by New Zealand. The country's government recognised Mount Taranaki - now known by its Maori name, Taranaki Maunga - after ...

The second-highest mountain on New Zealand’s North Island, Taranaki Maunga (Mountain), has been given the same legal rights as a human. Credits: Dave Young, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taranaki ...