The mountain, which is sacred to the indigenous Maori people, will now have its own legal identity. This means it will be ...

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 ...

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

New Zealand passed a landmark law granting Mount Taranaki the status of a legal person, in a move that recognizes its cultural significance to Māori iwi (people) as a sacred ancestor on Thursday.

Māori people celebrated on Friday as Mount Taranki in New Zealand officially became a person and, with that, was renamed ...

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

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

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