Discover the updates to New Zealand’s critical minerals list, the country’s revised export targets and the impact on the ...

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

January 2025 was marked by cooler-than-average temperatures across much of the country, making it New Zealand’s coldest ...

Māori people celebrated on Friday as Mount Taranki in New Zealand officially became a person and, with that, was renamed ...

Mount Taranaki, now officially known as Taranaki Maunga, has been granted the same legal rights as a human by the New Zealand government. This historic decision aligns with a global movement ...

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 ...

Mount Taranaki is considered an ancestral being by indigenous people. In a landmark decision, New Zealand has granted Mount Taranaki, now officially known as Taranaki Maunga, the same legal rights ...

Jan. 31 (UPI) --The New Zealand government granted Mount Taranaki the same legal rights as a person after the country agreed to compensate its indigenous inhabitants for past colonization.

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 mountain in New Zealand has been granted the same legal ... during colonisation was passed unopposed in parliament. Mount Taranaki – now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Maori name – is the ...