A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it

New Zealand grants a mountain personhood, recognizing Taranaki Maunga as sacred to the Indigenous Māori people
The legal recognition acknowledges the mountain's theft from the Māori of the Taranaki region after New Zealand was colonized. It fulfills an agreement of redress from the country's government to Indigenous people for harms perpetrated against the land since.
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.
New Zealand's Mt Taranaki gains legal rights as living being: Here's why
A New Zealand mountain has been granted legal rights similar to those of a person.This action came after years of negotiation. Mt. Taranaki, also known as Taranki Maunga, will now be treated as if it has ownership over itself.
A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Māori
New Zealand was the first country in the world to recognize natural features as people when a law passed in 2014 granted personhood to Te Urewera, a vast native forest on the North Island.
New Zealand mountain recognized as a legal person
Mount Taranaki, a mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people, was recognized as a legal person after a new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities of a human being.
New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Maori
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,
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,
After Years Of Legal Action, A New Zealand Mountain Is Now Officially A Person
Māori people celebrated on Friday as Mount Taranki in New Zealand officially became a person and, with that, was renamed Taranaki Maunga.
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