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.

A small number of South Taranaki residents are still cut off after the weekend's deluge, but overall the region's leaders are ...

SH3 north of Taranaki has reopened between Mōkau and Piopio. The route has been closed following heavy rain in the region ...

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Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont, is more than just a big volcano, ... A local New Zealand mayor told the BBC the photo of Cook itself is not the issue -- it's where it was taken.