As of January 2025, New Zealand's most-climbed mountain is recognized as a person, meaning it has the same rights and protections as any person under the law. With this, it also got a new legal ...

In January, a new law redefined Taranaki mountain on New Zealand’s North Island. It will be known by its Māori name, Taranaki Maunga (maunga meaning mountain), replacing the colonial Mount Egmont.

A New Zealand mountain has been officially granted personhood status, now recognized with rights and responsibilities under the law. US: Plane with 6 on board crashes in Philadelphia, sparks ...

The recognition acknowledges the mountain's theft from the Māori after New Zealand was colonized. It fulfills an agreement from the country's government to Indigenous people.

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 law granted it all the rights and ...

Communities work to preserve Indigenous languages 04:29. Wellington, New Zealand - A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on ...

A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Māori Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted ...

The mountain known as Taranaki Maunga, its Maori name, is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New Zealand, which had ruled that a river and a stretch of sacred land are people.

Nathan Longhurst is scheduled to give a presentation about his adventure in New Zealand on May 3 at 7 p.m. at the LDS Church in Veradale, at 13608 E. Belle Terre Ave. By the time Nathan Longhurst ...