Addressing past wrongs, the New Zealand government has officially given the 2,500m volcano on the North Island the same ...
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 in New Zealand became a legal person, signaling a significant change in the nation's policy towards indigenous rights and the environment.
New Zealand grants legal personhood to Mount Taranaki (Taranaki Maunga), recognizing its Māori status and promoting ...
The legal recognition acknowledges the mountain’s theft from the Māori of the Taranaki region after New Zealand was colonized ...
Mount Taranaki receives legal rights as a person in groundbreaking agreement with Indigenous Māori, marking end to ...
The mountain is the third natural feature in New Zealand to be conferred personhood. Read more at straitstimes.com.
New Zealand on Thursday passed a landmark law granting Mount Taranaki the status of a legal person, in a move that recognizes its cultural significance to Māori iwi (people) as a sacred ancestor.
Mount Taranaki has been granted the same legal rights as a human in a bid to uphold its health and protect the wildlife that ...