The odd move makes Taranaki Maunga "a living and indivisible whole" with the full right and powers of a human.

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

The second-highest mountain on New Zealand's North Island, Taranaki Maunga (Mountain), has been given the same legal rights as a human.

A mountain in New Zealand is now legally recognised as a person after being granted all the rights and responsibilities of a ...

The New Zealand government has granted Mount Taranaki personhood on Thursday, giving it the same legal rights as a person ...