No-one in Herbertville would have been surprised to read the Herald ’s story—by my reckoning, he’d been living around Route ...

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

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

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

Mount Taranaki is not the only natural feature to be granted personhood in New Zealand. Previously, a river and a forest were recognised as human beings. A mountain in New Zealand considered an ...

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 ...

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It means Taranaki Maunga [Mt Taranaki] will effectively own itself, with representatives of the local tribes, iwi, and government working together to manage it. The agreement aims to compensate ...

Mount Taranaki, now known as Taranaki Maunga, has been granted personhood (Dita Alangkara/AP) A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by indigenous people was recognised as a legal person ...