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 Zealand.

Mount Taranaki also known by its Māori name Taranaki Maunga, is a towering 8,261-foot stratovolcano that was recognized as a legal person in New Zealand on Thursday.

Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Maori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New Zealand, which has ruled that a river and a stretch of sacred land ...

New Zealand has officially recognized Mount Taranaki as a legal person. The 2,500m volcano on the west coast of the North Island now enjoys the same rights as a human being.

Go Tell It on the Mountain: New Zealand Grants Legal Personhood to Mount Taranaki, Recognizing It as Sacred for Māori. A new law grants the geographical eminence all the rights and responsibilities of ...

Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New Zealand, which has ruled that a river and a stretch of sacred ...

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 ...

So, while Mount Taranaki won't apply for a driver's license anytime soon, its new legal status ensures it is now protected as a living entity. New Zealand's Mount Taranaki Granted Personhood.

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. Skip to content.