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.

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

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 ...

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

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

Mount Taranaki joins Te Urewera, a vast native forest on the North Island, and the Whanganui River in being recognised as ...

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

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 ...

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