WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A mountain in New Zealand considered ... also known as Mount Egmont, in the background in New Plymouth, New Zealand, Sept. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara ...
A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities of a human being.
After the native forest Te Urewera and Whanganui River, New Zealand has now granted legal rights to a mountain. Mount Taranaki, which will be known by its Māori name — Taranaki Maunga, has gotten all ...
FILE - A man takes a picture of his wife with Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont, in the background in New Plymouth, New Zealand, Sept. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, File) ...
A mountain in New Zealand – seen as an ancestor by the country’s indigenous Maori people – is now legally considered a person. The Bill gives local tribes more say in maintaining the ...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and ...
A New Zealand Mountain Is Granted Personhood, Recognizing It as Sacred for Māori WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was ...
FILE - A man takes a picture of his wife with Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont, in the background in New Plymouth, New Zealand, Sept. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, File) ...