Taranaki Maunga made the very ground we stand ... it's something that's real.” Scholar and Parihaka leader Dr Ruakere Hond said relationships in Te Ao Māori are mostly based on whakapapa.

Mount Taranaki – now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Maori name – is the third natural feature to be granted personhood in the country, following the Urewera Forest in 2014 and the Whanganui ...

Te Pāti Māori co-leader and descendant of Ngāti Ruanui Debbie Ngarewa-Packer quoted Parihaka leader Dr Ruakere Hond in her speech to Parliament. "Today Taranaki is freed from the shackles, is freed ...

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 ...

On Thursday Parliament officially recognised Taranaki Maunga as a tupuna maunga an ancestral ... it’s something that’s real.” Scholar and Parihaka leader Dr Ruakere Hond said relationships in Te Ao ...

This action came after years of negotiation. Mt. Taranaki, also known as Taranki Maunga, will now be treated as if it has ownership over itself. As per BBC, the agreement is intended to provide ...

The first trailer for “Road House,” a remake of the 1989 Patrick Swayze-starring action film, was released on Jan. 25, showing a buff and built Jake Gyllenhaal in the leading role. Prior to ...

President Trump announced Tuesday that he has pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road, an underground website that the FBI once called "the most sophisticated and extensive criminal ...

Road safety campaigners have urged Google to remove satnav alerts for random garda speed traps and checkpoints to ensure reckless drivers are detected and lives are saved. The Irish Road Victims ...

US President Donald Trump has given a full pardon to Ross Ulbricht, who has been in prison for 12 years for founding the defunct darknet marketplace the Silk Road. “I just called the mother of ...

As temperatures plunge, road conditions may deteriorate and become dangerous — especially with the formation of black ice. Here's a look at road conditions and closures across the state.