Around the world: Taranaki Maunga, a mountain in New Zealand, has been granted legal personhood, Rwanda initiates Heritage ...
In a viral legal decision, New Zealand’s iconic Taranaki Maunga (Mount Taranaki) has been granted the same legal rights as a ...
Addressing past wrongs, the New Zealand government has officially given the 2,500m volcano on the North Island the same rights as a human being.
Mount Taranaki in New Zealand is legally a person, enjoying all the rights and responsibilities of a human being. The move places the mountain back into the hands of the Māori tribe, who see the ...
Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New Zealand.
Mount Taranaki is not the only natural feature to be granted personhood in New Zealand. Previously, a river and a forest were recognised as human beings. A mountain in New Zealand considered an ...
Mount Taranaki joins Te Urewera, a vast native forest on the North Island, and the Whanganui River in being recognised as ...
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 ...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...