A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people has been recognized as a legal person after a new law ...

A mountain in New Zealand has been given the same legal rights as a human being in a unanimous parliamentary vote. Taranaki Mounga (or maunga), formerly named Mount Egmont by European settlers, is the ...

A mountain in New Zealand is now officially recognised as a human - But how will Mount Taranaki use its new rights?

A low pressure trough lingers near the Mid North Coast, before stalling along the north coast until the weekend, with cool and showery conditions persisting in its wake. A second weaker trough will ...