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 ...

Maori people consider Taranaki Maunga an ancestral entity due to its spiritual significance, as reported by the BBC. Gaining legal personhood means the mountain will be able to protect its inherent ...

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 ...

Taranaki Maunga made the very ground we stand ... it's something that's real.” Scholar and Parihaka leader Dr Ruakere Hond said relationships in Te Ao Māori are mostly based on whakapapa.

Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori 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 are ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...