A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it

New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Maori
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 responsibilities of a human being.
This New Zealand Mountain Granted Legal Rights Similar To A Human
New Zealand's Mount Taranaki, now known as Taranaki Maunga, has been granted the same legal rights as a person, recognizing its spiritual significance to the indigenous Maori people.
New Zealand mountain granted same legal rights as a person
A mountain in New Zealand has been granted the same legal rights as a person, becoming the third natural feature in the country to be recognised as an individual. Mount Taranaki – now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Maori name – is considered an ancestral being by indigenous people.
Mountain becomes latest natural feature to be granted personhood by law
Mount Taranaki – now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Maori name – is the second highest peak on New Zealand’s North Island.
New Zealand's Mount Taranaki is now legally a person
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.
A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Māori
hiking and snow sports. The legal recognition acknowledges the mountain’s theft from the Māori of the Taranaki region after New Zealand was colonized. It fulfills an agreement of redress from ...
Sacred Māori mountain granted legal personhood in New Zealand
A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognised as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities of a human being.
New Zealand grants a mountain personhood, recognizing Taranaki Maunga as sacred to the Indigenous Māori people
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 land are people before.
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Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga ... and a popular spot for tourism, hiking and snow sports. It was recognised as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the ...
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A New Zealand mountain has been granted personhood. Here’s why that matters
hiking and snow sports. The legal recognition acknowledges the mountain’s theft from the Māori of the Taranaki region after New Zealand was colonized. It fulfills an agreement of redress from ...