The Associated Press on MSN15d
New Zealand grants a mountain personhood, recognizing Taranaki Maunga as sacred to the Indigenous Māori people
The legal recognition acknowledges the mountain's theft from the Māori of the Taranaki region after New Zealand was colonized ...
Mountain in New Zealand now legally considered a person under new law
The mountain is the third natural feature in New Zealand to be conferred personhood. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Los Angeles Times16d
A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Maori
In 2017, New Zealand recognized the Whanganui River as human, as part of a settlement with its local tribe. The bill recognizing the mountain’s personhood was affirmed unanimously by Parliament ...
Voice of America15d
New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Maori
In 2017, New Zealand recognized the Whanganui River as human, as part of a settlement with its local iwi. How much support did the law receive? The bill recognizing the mountain's personhood was ...