Mt. Taranaki and its surrounding national park will enjoy all the rights and responsibilities of a person under a recent law ...

Addressing past wrongs, the New Zealand government has officially given the 2,500m volcano on the North Island the same ...

New Zealand grants legal personhood to Mount Taranaki (Taranaki Maunga), recognizing its Māori status and promoting ...

Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name – has long been considered an ancestor by Indigenous people, according to NPR, and now has “all the rights and responsibilities ...

New Zealand on Thursday passed a landmark law granting Mount Taranaki the status of a legal person, in a move that recognizes its cultural significance to Māori iwi (people) as a sacred ancestor.

Rainier and has reached the top of Mt. Everest 14 times. As Expedition Leader, he has personally led 80+ climbers to the summit of Mt. Everest since 2009, more than any other guide. In 2011 ...

Potato Chip Rock near the summit of Mount Woodson. (Maura Fox / The San Diego Union-Tribune) Mount Woodson is named after Marshall Clay Woodson, who reportedly served in a medical capacity for the ...

In 2017, the Whanganui River, also on the North Island, was recognised as human. The recognition of Mount Taranaki’s personhood comes after thousands marched in New Zealand’s capital in ...

All three students confirmed they have already visited Andersons Bakery and are eagerly anticipating their climb up Mount Taranaki, scheduled for early April. The RMIP programme goes beyond ...