Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Maori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New Zealand, which has ruled that a river and a stretch of sacred land ...
The legal recognition acknowledges the mountain's theft from the Māori of the Taranaki region after New Zealand was colonized ...
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.
Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Maori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New Zealand, which has ruled that a river and a stretch of sacred land ...
After European settlers arrived in Taranaki in the 1840s, the Crown began acquiring land, causing concern among the Maori. Land was often purchased from individuals or groups without the consent ...
Mount Taranaki -- now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Maori name -- is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New Zealand, which has ruled that a river and a stretch of sacred land ...
Mount Taranaki – now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Maori name – is considered an ancestral being by indigenous people. The pristine, snow-capped dormant volcano is the second highest on New ...
Indigenous people view Mount Taranaki-now known by its Maori name, Taranaki Maunga-as an ancestral entity. According to BBC, it means Taranaki Maunga [Mt Taranaki] will effectively own itself ...
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 ...