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

After a series of speeches acknowledging several notable deaths that occurred over the summer, Parliament kicked off 2025 by doing what it does best - arguing.

A forest, a river, and a mountain in New Zealand have something unusual in common—they're all legally people. Taranaki Maunga, the second-highest mountain in New Zealand, was granted legal personhood ...