The search for a diver missing in the sea off Patea in south Taranaki for two days is continuing today. The diver was reported missing from a ship shortly after 1.30pm on Sunday. The Police ...

The volcano “is released from the shackles — the shackles of injustice, of ignorance, of hate,” an official said ...

A mountain in New Zealand will now have the rights of a human being under legislation to be passed by parliament. Taranaki Maunga and his companion peaks are to become a legal person to be ...

Mount Taranaki, now known by its Maori name Taranaki Maunga, in New Zealand has achieved a human status. While it may sound impossible, the dormant volcano has been granted legal rights and ...

Mount Taranaki is considered an ancestral being by indigenous people. In a landmark decision, New Zealand has granted Mount Taranaki, now officially known as Taranaki Maunga, the same legal rights ...

A settlement under which a New Zealand mountain has been granted the same legal right as a person has become law after years of negotiations. It means Taranaki Maunga [Mt Taranaki] will ...

A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people has been recognized as a legal person after a new law ...

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 ...

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

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — 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 ...

Jan. 31 (UPI) --The New Zealand government granted Mount Taranaki the same legal rights as a person after the country agreed to compensate its indigenous inhabitants for past colonization.