Mount Taranaki in New Zealand became a legal person, signaling a significant change in the nation's policy towards indigenous rights and the environment.

The odd move makes Taranaki Maunga "a living and indivisible whole" with the full right and powers of a human.

The legal recognition acknowledges the mountain’s theft from the Māori of the Taranaki region after New Zealand was colonized ...

A mountain in New Zealand is now legally recognised as a person after being granted all the rights and responsibilities of a ...

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

The decision recognizes the tribes’ success in building a wild, free-ranging bison herd on their reservation using a sustainable management plan.