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

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

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A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognised as a legal person on Thursday after a ...

Te Pāti Māori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi has told Children’s Minister Karen Chhour she does not understand the “essence of being ...

"This year was always going to be spicy," Newsroom political editor Laura Walters says. "It's pretty significant straight away and it's not going to stop any time soon either." Walters has covered the ...

Pāti Māori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi has told Children’s Minister Karen Chhour she does not understand the “essence of being ...

In a groundbreaking move that underscores the growing recognition of Indigenous rights and environmental stewardship, New Zealand has granted legal personhood to Mount Taranaki, now officially ...

The 'Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori' clothing line is back in stores after the first release became the fastest selling apparel line ...

A settlement under which a New Zealand mountain has been granted the same legal right as a person has become law after years of negotiations. It means Taranaki Maunga [Mt Taranaki] will effectively ...

Last week, one of Time magazine's most influential people in AI, Te Hiku Media chief executive Peter-Lucas Jones, spoke to ...