New Zealand has just granted legal personhood to a culturally and environmentally significant mountain. Here's what to know ...

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

By Kristine Sabillo New Zealand has formally granted a mountain legal personhood for the first time, recognizing not only its ...

A New Zealand glacier expert sounding the alarm on climate change feels she is yelling into the void as yet another study ...

Wellington, New Zealand - 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 ...

A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people has been recognized as a legal person after a new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities of a human being A ...

A New Zealand glacier expert sounding the alarm on climate change feels like she is yelling into the void as yet another ...

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

While exciting young mountain bikers continue to stretch the boundaries in the sport, some older heads will be keen to show ...

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 ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and ...

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