New Zealand grants a mountain personhood, recognizing Taranaki Maunga as sacred to the Indigenous Māori people
The legal recognition acknowledges the mountain's theft from the Māori of the Taranaki region after New Zealand was colonized ...
Did RFK Jr. mislead the Senate on measles deaths in Samoa? The island nation’s health chief says yes
Samoa’s top health official has denounced as 'a complete lie' remarks that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made during his bid to ...
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Mountain in New Zealand Gets Same Legal Rights as a Person
The second-highest mountain on New Zealand's North Island, Taranaki Maunga (Mountain), has been given the same legal rights as a human.
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A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Maori
The snow-capped dormant volcano is the second-highest peak on New Zealand’s North Island at 8,261 feet and a popular spot for tourism, hiking and snow sports. The legal recognition acknowledges ...
Protests and a New Zealand leader's absence overshadow a day marking the founding treaty with Māori
The bill's architect, David Seymour, met with protests at Waitangi marae — a Māori meeting house — during speeches by ...
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New Zealand mountain recognises mountain as a person
The mountain, which is sacred to the indigenous Maori people, will now have its own legal identity. This means it will be ...
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‘Hardest Geezer’ to take on 3,000km run spanning the length of New Zealand
Hardest Geezer” Russ Cook, who ran the length of Africa, will return with a long-distance running challenge spanning New ...