The track dates back to the 1920s ... At the top of the 468m-high knob, you can spy on Mt Taranaki, Waikanae, Kāpiti Island, Mana Island, the South Island and … Porirua. In the Paparoa National ...

The track finishes on a rocky scramble right to ... At the top of the 468 metre high knob, you can spy on Mt Taranaki, Waikanae, Kapiti island, Mana island, the South Island and … Porirua.

Mount Taranaki joins Te Urewera, a vast native forest on the North Island, and the Whanganui River in being recognised as people under New Zealand's laws. A mountain in New Zealand is now legally ...

The volcano “is released from the shackles — the shackles of injustice, of ignorance, of hate,” an official said Lu Huaiqian/Xinhua via Getty Mount Taranaki is officially a person.

In a groundbreaking move, New Zealand has granted legal personhood to Mount Taranaki, now officially recognized by its Māori name, Taranaki Maunga. This dormant volcano, standing tall at 2,518 ...

A man takes a picture of his wife with Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont, in the background on Sept. 26, 2011, in New Plymouth, New Zealand. Associated Press file photo WELLINGTON, ...

Mount Taranaki, now known by its Maori name Taranaki Maunga, in New Zealand has achieved a human status. While it may sound impossible, the dormant volcano has been granted legal rights and ...

Mount Taranaki is officially a person. The volcano — known by its Māori name Taranaki Maunga — is no longer under the ownership of the New Zealand government as of Jan. 30, NBC News reported. It was ...

Jan. 31 (UPI) --The New Zealand government granted Mount Taranaki the same legal rights as a person after the country agreed to compensate its indigenous inhabitants for past colonization.

The new law offers extra protection for Mount Taranaki - now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Maori name - and means it has all the rights, powers, duties and responsibilities of a person. It is part of ...

The new law offers extra protection for Mount Taranaki - now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Maori name - and means it has all the rights, powers, duties and responsibilities of a person.