The legal recognition acknowledges the mountain's theft from the Māori of the Taranaki region after New Zealand was colonized ...

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

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

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

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 ...

New Zealand's Mount Taranaki, now known as Taranaki Maunga, has been granted the same legal rights as a person, recognizing its spiritual significance to the indigenous Maori people.

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 responsibilities of a ...

The mountain is the third natural feature in New Zealand to be conferred personhood. Read more at straitstimes.com.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A mountain in New Zealand considered ... all the rights and responsibilities of a human being. Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name ...

New Zealand grants legal personhood to Mount Taranaki (Taranaki Maunga), recognizing its Māori status and promoting ...

New Zealand's Mt Taranaki, also known as Taranaki Maunga, has been granted the same legal rights as a person under a new law ...