By Kristine Sabillo New Zealand has formally granted a mountain legal personhood for the first time, recognizing not only its ...

There is a game children play called “King of the Mountain.” The rules vary, but generally, kids race to the top of a mound ...

Stripping an Indigenous place name and imposing a new one on maps, atlases, and our phones’ navigational systems is an act of ...

All three students confirmed they have already visited Andersons Bakery and are eagerly anticipating their climb up Mount Taranaki, scheduled for early April. The RMIP programme goes beyond ...

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 ...

New Zealand has officially recognized Mount Taranaki as a legal person. The 2,500m volcano on the west coast of the North Island now enjoys the same rights as a human being. The January 30 ...

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 ...

On Thursday, Mount Taranaki in New Zealand became a legal person, signaling a significant change in the nation's policy towards indigenous rights and the environment. The law, which was passed ...

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.

The country's government recognised Mount Taranaki - now known by its Maori name, Taranaki Maunga - after striking a legal deal with local Maori tribes who have long viewed the breathtaking ...

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 ...

A man takes a picture of his wife with Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont, in the background in New Plymouth, New Zealand, Sept. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, File) Mount Taranaki — now ...