New Zealand Mountain Granted Same Legal Rights

New Zealand grants legal personhood to Mount Taranaki
The New Zealand government has granted Mount Taranaki personhood on Thursday, giving it the same legal rights as a person after the country agreed to compensate its indigenous inhabitants for past colonization.
Why Does New Zealand's Mount Taranaki Have Human Rights
Mount Taranaki has become the third natural feature in New Zealand to be bestowed with an individual status, after Te Urewera National Park and Whanganui River.
New Zealand mountain granted legal personhood under historic settlement
New Zealand's Mt Taranaki, also known as Taranaki Maunga, has been granted the same legal rights as a person under a new law passed after years of negotiations. The Taranaki Maunga Collective Redress Bill,
New Zealand mountain gets same legal rights as a person
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 own itself,
This New Zealand Mountain Granted Legal Rights Similar To A Human
New Zealand's Mount Taranaki, now known as Taranaki Maunga, has been granted the same legal rights as a person, recognizing its spiritual significance to the indigenous Maori people.
This Mountain Now Has The Same Rights As A Person
A mountain in New Zealand effectively owns itself after gaining the same rights as a person. The New Zealand parliament voted on the motion Thursday, and it’s an effort to compensate the indigenous of the region,
New Zealand grants status of human to mountain
New Zealand's Mount Taranaki, now officially recognized as Taranaki Maunga, has been granted legal personhood, acknowledging its ancestral significance to the Māori people. The move aims to restore Indigenous rights and protect the mountain’s cultural and environmental heritage.
Why New Zealand's second-highest mountain has been granted legal rights
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 status. The law guarantees Taranaki Maunga and its surrounding peaks now have the same rights, duties, and protections as individuals.
Sacred Māori mountain granted legal personhood in New Zealand
A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognised as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities of a human being.
A New Zealand mountain has been granted personhood. Here’s why that matters
Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New Zealand.
Country recognises mountain as legal human being
A mountain in New Zealand is now officially recognised as a human. Considered an ancestor by Indigenous people, the mountain was recognised as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities of a human being.
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