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 responsi ...

Mount Taranaki - now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Maori name - is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New Zealand and stands at 8,261 feet ...

A mountain in New Zealand is now legally recognised as a person after being granted all the rights and responsibilities of a human by the government.

Mount Tasman, the second-highest mountain in New Zealand, is located in the Southern Alps on the South Island, just north of ...