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

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 ...

Taranaki Maunga, formerly known as Mount Taranaki, is the latest natural feature in New Zealand to be granted legal ...

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

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

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

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

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

its Maori name – is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New Zealand, which has ruled that a river and a stretch of sacred land are people before. The pristine, snow-capped ...

New Zealand's Mount Taranaki, now known as Taranaki Maunga, has been granted the same legal rights as a person, recognizing ...