Mount Taranaki in New Zealand became a legal person, signaling a significant change in the nation's policy towards indigenous ...
In 1770, the British explorer Captain James Cook spotted ... alive with history; its scenery is abundant with mystery, ...
But colonizers of New Zealand in the 18th and 19th centuries took first the name of Taranaki and then the mountain itself. In 1770, the British explorer Captain James Cook spotted the peak from ...
New Zealand's Mount Taranaki, now officially recognized as Taranaki Maunga, has been granted legal personhood, acknowledging ...
The second-highest mountain on New Zealand's North Island, Taranaki Maunga (Mountain), has been given the same legal rights as a human.
However, the distinction apparently mattered so much to Taiming Zhang that he attempted to take James Cook Hotel to the ... if Zhang had been living in New Zealand it would have made him pay ...
In a groundbreaking move that underscores the growing recognition of Indigenous rights and environmental stewardship, New Zealand has granted legal personhood to Mount Taranaki, now officially ...