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.

The New Zealand government has granted Mount Taranaki personhood on Thursday, giving it the same legal rights as a person ...

A mountain in New Zealand is now legally recognised as a person after being granted all the rights and responsibilities of a ...

Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New ...

After the native forest Te Urewera and Whanganui River, New Zealand has now granted legal rights to a mountain. Mount ...

A mountain in New Zealand is now officially recognised as a human. Considered an ancestor by Indigenous people, the mountain ...

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 ...

Mount Taranaki in New Zealand was recognised as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and ...