As told by New Zealand, rivers and forests are legitimate human ancestors. The country’s most recent conferral of personhood ...

The legal recognition acknowledges the mountain’s theft from the Māori of the Taranaki region after New Zealand was colonized ...

New Zealand passed a landmark law granting Mount Taranaki the status of a legal person, in a move that recognizes its cultural significance to Māori iwi (people) as a sacred ancestor on Thursday.

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Māori people celebrated on Friday as Mount Taranki in New Zealand officially became a person and, with that, was renamed ...

Mount Taranaki in New Zealand became a legal person, signaling a significant change in the nation's policy towards indigenous rights and the environment.

Mount Taranaki in New Zealand is legally a person, enjoying all the rights and responsibilities of a human being. The move ...

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

Taranaki Maunga, a mountain in New Zealand, has been recognized as a legal person, with rights and responsibilities like a human. This move redresses past injustices against Maori, acknowledging the ...

Mount Taranaki, a mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people, was recognized as a legal person after ...