The bill's architect, David Seymour, met with protests at Waitangi marae — a Māori meeting house — during speeches by political leaders on Wednesday, as he made a fresh pitch for the law. The measures ...

Waitangi Day in New Zealand is marked by controversy as Māori leaders condemn a proposed bill to redefine the Treaty of ...

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

Waitangi Day’s dawn ceremony is underway at the majestic Treaty Grounds following a lively and at times fiery Parliament ...

Te Pāti Māori will demand the establishment of a new parliamentary commissioner with “teeth” to address proposed legislation ...

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

New Zealand plans to introduce legislation before the end of the year that will create a framework to help communities and ...

A settlement under which a New Zealand mountain has been granted the same legal right as a person has become law after years ...

The New Zealand legislature passed the Taranaki Maunga Collective Redress bill giving the mountain a legal name-- Te Kahui Tupua -- and protection for its land. It will no longer be referred to as ...

New Zealand's Mount Taranaki, now officially recognized as Taranaki Maunga, has been granted legal personhood, acknowledging ...

A mountain in New Zealand effectively owns itself after gaining the same rights as a person. The New Zealand parliament voted ...