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

Thousands of people have attended events in Waitangi in northern New Zealand, to celebrate the country's national day.

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

A New Zealand Mountain Is Granted Personhood, Recognizing It as Sacred for Māori WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was ...

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

The bill’s architect, David Seymour, met with protests at Waitangi marae — a Māori meeting house — during speeches by ...

There were also conflicts between people of different nationalities, some of which had turned bloody. There were arguments ...

A settlement under which a New Zealand mountain has been granted the same legal right as a person has become law after years of negotiations. It means Taranaki Maunga [Mt Taranaki] will effectively ...

Rotorua is set to showcase its “rich Māori culture” and rongoā as host of More than 600 international health professionals, ...

Thousands of people are rocking “positive vibes” today at Māori in the Moana. Hosted by Ngāi Te Rangi, the free event at ...

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 people before. The pristine, snow-capped ...