Mount Taranaki joins Te Urewera, a vast native forest on the North Island, and the Whanganui River in being recognised as ...
Mount Taranaki in New Zealand became a legal person, signaling a significant change in the nation's policy towards indigenous ...
The volcano “is released from the shackles — the shackles of injustice, of ignorance, of hate,” an official said ...
The New Zealand government has granted Mount Taranaki personhood on Thursday, giving it the same legal rights as a person ...
Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New ...
Mount Taranaki has become the third natural feature in New Zealand to be bestowed with an individual status, after Te Urewera National Park and Whanganui River.
Mount Taranaki is not the only natural feature to be granted personhood in New Zealand. Previously, a river and a forest were recognised as human beings. A mountain in New Zealand considered an ...