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

Mt. Taranaki and its surrounding national park will enjoy all the rights and responsibilities of a person under a recent law ...

Mount Taranaki in New Zealand became a legal person, signaling a significant change in the nation's policy towards indigenous ...

The mountain is the third natural feature in New Zealand to be conferred personhood. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The odd move makes Taranaki Maunga "a living and indivisible whole" with the full right and powers of a human.

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 ...

As told by New Zealand, rivers and forests are legitimate human ancestors. The country’s most recent conferral of personhood ...

Taranaki Maunga is an honored ancestor to the Maori, something the New Zealand government has cemented with this designation.

Mount Taranaki in New Zealand is legally a person, enjoying all the rights and responsibilities of a human being. The move ...

New Zealand now offers a Digital Nomad Visa option for Americans looking to stay and work in the country—with no minimum ...