A 8,200ft mountain has now been recognised as a person in a bizarre move by New Zealand. The country's government recognised Mount Taranaki - now known by its Maori name, Taranaki Maunga - after ...

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 responsibilities of a human being.

A mountain in New Zealand has been granted the same legal rights as a person, after a law recognising injustices done to the Maori people during colonisation was passed unopposed in parliament.

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 ...

A New Zealand Mountain Is Granted Personhood, Recognizing It as Sacred for Māori WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was ...

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