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 ...

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 ...

One of New Zealand's favorite ski areas is also now the country's largest ski area. Ahead of the 2025 winter season, Cardrona ...

A newly created entity will be “the face and voice” of the mountain, the law says, with four members from local Māori iwi, or tribes, and The violence followed days of back-and-forth between ...

Two American mountain climbers and a Canadian climber are missing after failing to return from their attempted summit of New Zealand’s highest peak on Monday, officials said. Deteriorating ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and ...

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 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 ...