Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New ...

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

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

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Mount Taranaki is considered sacred and an ancestor of the local Māori people A settlement under which a New Zealand mountain ...

Mount Taranaki receives legal rights as a person in groundbreaking agreement with Indigenous Māori, marking end to ...

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

Mount Taranaki joins Te Urewera, a vast native forest on the North Island, and the Whanganui River in being recognised as ...

New Zealand grants legal personhood to Mount Taranaki (Taranaki Maunga), recognizing its Māori status and promoting ...

Mount Taranaki has become the third natural feature in New Zealand to be bestowed with an individual status, after Te Urewera National Park and Whanganui River.