New Zealand's volcanic geological heritage is still quite evident across its landscape today, particularly in the numerous active volcanoes that still dot the country (including the terrifying ...

Mount Taranaki in New Zealand is legally a person, enjoying all the rights and responsibilities of a human being. The move places the mountain back into the hands of the Māori tribe, who see the ...

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

NEW ZEALAND military specialists had to wear protective gear to survive the toxic gasses spewing from the small - but deadly - volcanic White Island while recovering the bodies of those who perish ...

Addressing past wrongs, the New Zealand government has officially given the 2,500m volcano on the North Island the same ...

The management company of White Island, the site of a volcanic eruption in 2019, was found guilty on one count of breaching New Zealand health and safety law. Five Americans were among the 22 ...

Taranaki Mounga is going to get legal protection for the New Zealand government after a bill was passed this week ...