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

Taranaki Maunga is an honored ancestor to the Maori, something the New Zealand government has cemented with this designation.

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

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

Festivals like the biannual Tāmaki Herenga Waka Festival in Auckland celebrate Māori culture with opportunities to sail ...

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

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

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