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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New Zealand has officially recognized Mount Taranaki as a legal person. The 2,500m volcano on the west coast of the North Island ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

New Zealand has formally granted a mountain legal personhood for the first time, recognizing not only its importance to Māori tribes but also paving the way for its future environmental protection.

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, ...

Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont, is one of New Zealand’s most striking natural landmarks. Rising in perfect symmetry from the rolling green plains of the North Island, the mountain stands ...

New Zealand travel guide highlights ten of the most breathtaking locations across both the North and South Islands, from ...

This settlement near Mt Taranaki was once one of the largest Maori villages in New Zealand, but on November 5, 1881, ...