It’s often a day marked by spirited politics and at times boisterous protest. But Thursday’s anniversary of New Zealand’s ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thousands gathered across New Zealand on Thursday to celebrate the signing of the country’s founding document and some called ...

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 ...

In 2017, New Zealand recognized the Whanganui River as human, as part of a settlement with its local tribe. The bill recognizing the mountain’s personhood was affirmed unanimously by Parliament ...