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 responsibilities of a human being.

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

A mountain in New Zealand is now officially recognised as a human - But how will Mount Taranaki use its new rights?

Asharq Al Awsat 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 responsibilities of a ...

New Zealand’s Parliament has yesterday passed the Treaty of Waitangi settlement for Mount Taranaki, formally recognising its ...

A mountain in New Zealand has been granted the same legal rights as a person, becoming the third natural feature in the ...

The mountain is considered an ancestor by the indigenous Maori people. The country's parliament unanimously passed the decision, making it the third natural feature in New Zealand to be granted such ...

Mount Taranaki – now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Maori name – is the second highest peak on New Zealand’s North Island.