Taranaki Maunga is an honored ancestor to the Maori, something the New Zealand government has cemented with this designation.

The legal recognition acknowledges the mountain’s theft from the Māori of the Taranaki region after New Zealand was colonized ...

The odd move makes Taranaki Maunga "a living and indivisible whole" with the full right and powers of a human.

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 — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Maori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New Zealand, which has ruled that a river and a stretch of sacred land ...

Mount Taranaki -- now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Maori name -- is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New Zealand, which has ruled that a river and a stretch of sacred land ...

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 land are ...

After European settlers arrived in Taranaki in the 1840s, the Crown began acquiring land, causing concern among the Maori. Land was often purchased from individuals or groups without the consent ...

Indigenous people view Mount Taranaki-now known by its Maori name, Taranaki Maunga-as an ancestral entity. According to BBC, it means Taranaki Maunga [Mt Taranaki] will effectively own itself ...

Maori people consider Taranaki Maunga an ancestral entity due to its spiritual significance, as reported by the BBC. Gaining legal personhood means the mountain will be able to protect its inherent ...

The new law offers extra protection for Mount Taranaki - now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Maori name - and means it has all the rights, powers, duties and responsibilities of a person.