New Zealand has officially recognized Mount Taranaki as a legal person. The 2,500m volcano on the west coast of the North Island now enjoys the same rights as a human being. The January 30 decision is ...

A Mt Taranaki eruption could bring the region to a standstill, knock out regional infrastructure and cause up to $16 billion ...

Jan. 31 (UPI) --The New Zealand government granted Mount Taranaki the same legal rights as a person after the country agreed to compensate its indigenous inhabitants for past colonization. The ...

A Mt Taranaki eruption could bring the region to a standstill, knock out regional infrastructure and cause up to $16 billion ...

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.

TARANAKI, New Zealand (WKRC) - A mountain has officially become a person. Mount Taranaki, an 8,261-foot stratovolcano, in New Zealand has been granted all the legal rights and responsibilities as a ...

A climber who plunged 600 meters (nearly 2,000 feet) down the side of one of New Zealand's most dangerous mountains was "exceptionally lucky" to survive after landing on snow, police said Monday. The ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — 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 ...

This 2023 satellite photo shows New Zealand's Mount Taranaki, which is surrounded by a near-perfect circle of deformed trees. The volcano was recently granted the same legal rights as a person. When ...

A climber who fell 600m (1,969ft) down a mountain and sustained only minor injuries was deemed “exceptionally lucky to be alive” by authorities. The climber, whose name was not revealed by police, ...

A powerful Tasman Sea storm is continuing to lash much of the country, bringing heavy rain, strong winds and snow.