Taranaki Maunga is an honored ancestor to the Maori, something the New Zealand government has cemented with this designation.

Mt. Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Maori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New ...

As told by New Zealand, rivers and forests are legitimate human ancestors. The country’s most recent conferral of personhood ...

Thousands gathered across New Zealand on Thursday to celebrate the signing of the country’s founding document and some called ...

The mountain is the third natural feature in New Zealand to be conferred personhood. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A bill aimed at ending long-standing rights from the indigenous population has fuelled this year’s heated events.

Mount Taranaki – now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Maori name – is the second highest peak on New Zealand’s North Island.

Thousands gathered across New Zealand yesterday to celebrate the signing of the country’s founding document and some called ...

A New Zealand mountain has been legally recognised as a person as part of an agreement between the government and Maori tribes.

Taranaki Maunga, a mountain in New Zealand, has been recognized as a legal person, with rights and responsibilities like a human. This move redresses past injustices against Maori, acknowledging the ...

New Zealand commemorates its national day on Thursday, Waitangi Day, marking 185 years since the signing of its foundational ...