A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Thursday after a ...

The mountain is the third natural feature in New Zealand to be conferred personhood. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The mountain, which is sacred to the indigenous Maori people, will now have its own legal identity. This means it will be ...

New Zealand turned 185 on Thursday. Tensions are running high on the eve of the country's national day, commemorating the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi between Maori and the Crown in 1840. On ...

The bill’s architect, David Seymour, met with protests at Waitangi marae — a Māori meeting house — during speeches by ...

Thousands gathered across New Zealand yesterday to celebrate the signing of the country’s founding document and some called ...

Parliament grants Taranaki Maunga personhood, as law recognising injustices done to Maori people during colonisation is ...

A bill aimed at ending long-standing rights from the indigenous population has fuelled this year’s heated events.

The national holiday marks the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi between Maori chiefs and colonising British forces, widely seen as the birth of modern New Zealand.

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands gathered across New Zealand on Thursday to celebrate the signing of the country’s founding ...

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 ...