It is one of the most active and powerful volcanic systems on Earth, responsible for some of the largest eruptions in history ...

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

Mount Taranaki in New Zealand is legally a person, enjoying all the rights and responsibilities of a human being. The move ...

Taranaki Mounga is going to get legal protection for the New Zealand government after a bill was passed this week ...

A volcanic eruption on New Zealand's White Island has killed five people, but the death toll could rise again once rescuers carry out a thorough search for bodies. Several people were missing and ...

The management company of White Island, the site of a volcanic eruption in 2019, was found guilty on one count of breaching New Zealand health and safety law. Five Americans were among the 22 ...

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After the native forest Te Urewera and Whanganui River, New Zealand has now granted legal rights to a mountain. Mount Taranaki, which will be known by its Māori name — Taranaki Maunga, has gotten all ...

Parliament grants Taranaki Maunga personhood, as law recognising injustices done to Maori people during colonisation is unanimously passed ...

New Zealand's Mount Taranaki, now known as Taranaki Maunga, has been granted the same legal rights as a person, recognizing its spiritual significance to the indigenous Maori people.

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

New Zealand's Mount Taranaki, now officially recognized as Taranaki Maunga, has been granted legal personhood, acknowledging ...