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.

The New Zealand government has granted Mount Taranaki personhood on Thursday, giving it the same legal rights as a person after the country agreed to compensate its indigenous inhabitants for past ...

A man takes a picture of his wife with Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont, in the background on Sept. 26, 2011, in New Plymouth, New Zealand. Associated Press file photo WELLINGTON, ...

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 — 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 — 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 ...

The volcano “is released from the shackles — the shackles of injustice, of ignorance, of hate,” an official said Lu Huaiqian/Xinhua via Getty Mount Taranaki is officially 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 mountain in New Zealand is now legally ...

The new law offers extra protection for Mount Taranaki - now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Maori name - and means it has all the rights, powers, duties and responsibilities of a person. It is part of ...

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. It was ...