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

The New Zealand government has granted Mount Taranaki personhood on Thursday, giving it the same legal rights as a person ...

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

Public access will remain. New Zealand was the first country in the world to recognise natural features as people when a law passed in 2014 granted personhood to Te Urewera, a vast native forest ...

The mountain is considered an ancestor by the indigenous Maori people. The country's parliament unanimously passed the decision, making it the third natural feature in New Zealand to be granted such ...

New Zealand's Mount Taranaki, now officially recognized as Taranaki Maunga, has been granted legal personhood, acknowledging its ancestral significance to the Māori people. The move aims to restore ...

A New Zealand mountain has been granted legal rights similar to those of a person.This action came after years of negotiation ...

Move over, humans—New Zealand's iconic Taranaki Mounga just got the same legal rights as you! In a groundbreaking move, the ...

Public access will remain. New Zealand was the first country in the world to recognize natural features as people when a law passed in 2014 granted personhood to Te Urewera, a vast native forest ...