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

Mount Taranaki joins Te Urewera, a vast native forest on the North Island, and the Whanganui River in being recognised as people under New Zealand's laws.

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 ...

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

Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New Zealand ... a vast native forest on the North Island.

31 (UPI) --The New Zealand government granted Mount Taranaki the same legal rights ... to the natural features of the Te Urewera scared forest on North Island in 2014, the first country to ever ...

Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New Zealand ... a vast native forest on the North Island.

A mountain in New Zealand is now legally recognised as a person ... as the agreement with the eight tribes of Taranaki, signed in 2023. Mount Taranaki joins Te Urewera, a vast native forest on the ...