The legal recognition acknowledges the mountain's theft from the Māori of the Taranaki region after New Zealand was colonized ...

The latest Census data shows that just 27.5% of Māori owned or partly owned their own house in 2023 – and one woman is hoping ...

Mount Taranaki in New Zealand became a legal person, signaling a significant change in the nation's policy towards indigenous ...

A settlement under which a New Zealand mountain has been granted the same legal right as a person has become law after years ...

A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognised as a legal person on Thursday after a ...

After the native forest Te Urewera and Whanganui River, New Zealand has now granted legal rights to a mountain. Mount ...

Māori people celebrated on Friday as Mount Taranki in New Zealand officially became a person and, with that, was renamed Taranaki Maunga.

Mount Taranaki in New Zealand is legally a person, enjoying all the rights and responsibilities of a human being. The move places the mountain back into the hands of the Māori tribe, who see the ...

its Māori 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 ...

Recognizing It as Sacred for Māori WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Thursday after a new ...