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

The second-highest mountain on New Zealand's North Island, Taranaki Maunga (Mountain), has been given the same legal rights as a human.

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

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 ...

While the law does not return ownership of the land to Māori, it ensures the mountain is treated with respect and protection ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A mountain in New Zealand considered ... The pristine, snow-capped dormant volcano is the second highest on New Zealand's North Island at 2,518 meters (8,261 ...

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

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