Sacred Māori mountain granted legal personhood in New Zealand
A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognised as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities of a human being.
A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Māori
Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New ...
New documentary explores Haka Party incident
Each year Auckland University's engineering students - many of them drunk - dressed up in grass skirts and performed a parody haka around various parts of the campus and wider city. But in 1979 a ...
New Zealand mountain gets same legal rights as a person
A settlement under which a New Zealand mountain has been granted the same legal right as a person has become law after years of negotiations. It means Taranaki Maunga [Mt Taranaki] will effectively ...
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The Treaty Principles Bill sparks a passionate debate
The Treaty Principles Bill, introduced by Act Paty Leader David Seymour has ignited a firestorm of debate and opposition across New Zealand.
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Treaty Principles Bill stirs nationwide debate
They are themes that have been circulating since the Treaty Principles Bill was first put forward by Act before last year’s election. Discussion on these topics has ramped up since the public was ...
When is a mountain a person?
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A New Zealand mountain has been granted personhood. Here’s why that matters
Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New ...
The Treaty Principles Bill’s promise of ‘equal rights’ ignores the blind spots of our democracy
For as long as we’ve had democracies, majority rule has left some in the minority worse off. We need to be talking about what ...
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Study links moa extinction to changes in native NZ ecosystems
“It took 200 years for Māori people to get used to that practice, [and] eventually, the methods [of] following the birds were changed. At that time, it was a bit strange, [that’s] where the ...
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Kotahitanga ‘whare’ for Māori might take some building
It's been promoted by iwi leaders as a framework to help Māori weather the current political and economic storm, but there are still plenty of questions over Te Whare o te Rangatiratanga. Māori ...
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Leaders plan pan-Māori assembly to challenge government
One of those hui hosted by Ngāti Kahungunu and held at Omāhu in May, attracted around 3500 people. The working group that emerged from the May hui proposed a model to advance Māori aspirations and ...