A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people has been recognized as a legal person after a new law ...

The volcano “is released from the shackles — the shackles of injustice, of ignorance, of hate,” an official said ...

After the native forest Te Urewera and Whanganui River, New Zealand has now granted legal rights to a mountain. Mount ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — 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 ...

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

Parliament grants Taranaki Maunga personhood, as law recognising injustices done to Maori people during colonisation is ...

New Zealand expressed renewed concern on Monday about the Cook Islands' prime minister travelling to China this week to sign ...

New Zealand's Mount Taranaki, now officially recognized as Taranaki Maunga, has been granted legal personhood, acknowledging ...

Concerns are mounting in New Zealand as the Cook Islands’ Prime Minister travels to China this week to sign agreements ...

Jan. 31 (UPI) --The New Zealand government granted Mount Taranaki the same legal rights as a person after the country agreed to compensate its indigenous inhabitants for past colonization.