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One of New Zealand’s Most Spectacular Mountains Is Now Legally a Person
Mt. Taranaki and its surrounding national park will enjoy all the rights and responsibilities of a person under a recent law ...
newsbytesapp.com11d
Why New Zealand's second-highest mountain has been granted legal rights
The mountain is considered an ancestor by the indigenous Maori people. The country's parliament unanimously passed the decision, making it the third natural feature in New Zealand to be granted such ...
The Associated Press on MSN10d
New Zealand grants a mountain personhood, recognizing Taranaki Maunga as sacred to the Indigenous Māori people
The legal recognition acknowledges the mountain's theft from the Māori of the Taranaki region after New Zealand was colonized ...
Greek Reporter10d
Mountain in New Zealand Gets Same Legal Rights as a Person
The second-highest mountain on New Zealand's North Island, Taranaki Maunga (Mountain), has been given the same legal rights as a human.
Voice of America9d
New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Maori
A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor ... The pristine, snow-capped dormant volcano is the second highest on New Zealand's North Island at 2,518 meters and a popular spot for tourism ...
FOX8 Cleveland10d
New Zealand mountain granted personhood
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A mountain in New Zealand considered ... The pristine, snow-capped dormant volcano is the second highest on New Zealand’s North Island at 2,518 meters (8,261 ...
The Washington Post12d
A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Māori
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A mountain in New Zealand considered an ... The pristine, snow-capped dormant volcano is the second highest on New Zealand’s North Island at 2,518 meters (8,261 ...