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

The New Zealand government has granted Mount Taranaki personhood on Thursday, giving it the same legal rights as a person after the country agreed to compensate its indigenous inhabitants for past ...

This striking satellite image shows the snow-capped peak of a "sacred" volcano in New Zealand, poking through ... country's second-tallest peak behind Mount Ruapehu — a 9,177-foot-tall (2,797 ...

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 ...

Between June and August, both temperatures and tourism drop off, however this is the time to go if you’re looking for a ski vacation in North Island hot spots like Mount Ruapehu. Before you pick ...

This story appears in the July 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. As you contemplate the heart of Tongariro National Park— three peaks that rise in one of the most beautiful places in ...

Mount Taranaki is officially a person. The volcano — known by its Māori name Taranaki Maunga — is no longer under the ownership of the New Zealand government as of Jan. 30, NBC News reported. It was ...