this week Parliament bestowed legal personhood on Taranaki Maunga under the name Te Kāhui Tupua. The personhood is not bestowed on the central maunga in isolation, but on "a living and ...

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 granted all the legal rights ...

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 ...

The country's government recognised Mount Taranaki - now known by its Maori name, Taranaki Maunga - after striking a legal deal with local Maori tribes who have long viewed the breathtaking ...

Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Maori 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 ...

Mount Taranaki -- now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Maori 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 ...

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 ...

Taranaki Maunga, formerly known as Mount Taranaki, is the latest natural feature in New Zealand to be granted legal personhood, following the Whanganui River (Te Awa Tupua) and Te Urewera National ...