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

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

Mt. Taranaki and its surrounding national park will enjoy all the rights and responsibilities of a person under a recent law from New Zealand’s parliament.

Mount Taranaki in New Zealand is legally a person, enjoying all the rights and responsibilities of a human being. The move places the mountain back into the hands of the Māori tribe, who see the ...

The pristine, snow-capped dormant volcano is the second highest ... the mountain's theft from the Māori of the Taranaki region after New Zealand was colonized. It fulfills an agreement of redress ...

The pristine, snow-capped dormant volcano is the second highest ... the mountain’s theft from the Māori of the Taranaki region after New Zealand was colonized. It fulfills an agreement of ...

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The pristine, snow-capped dormant volcano is the second highest ... the mountain’s theft from the Māori of the Taranaki region after New Zealand was colonized. It fulfills an agreement of ...

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 granted all the legal rights ...