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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 ...
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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One of New Zealand’s Most Spectacular Mountains Is Now Legally a Person
Mt. Taranaki and its surrounding national park will enjoy all the rights and responsibilities of a person under a recent law ...
Mountain in New Zealand now legally considered a person under new law
The mountain is the third natural feature in New Zealand to be conferred personhood. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Maori
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and ...
Waitangi Day in New Zealand overshadowed by treaty controversy
Waitangi Day in New Zealand is marked by controversy as Māori leaders condemn a proposed bill to redefine the Treaty of ...
New Zealanders celebrate national day amid debate over founding treaty
Thousands gathered across New Zealand on Thursday to celebrate the signing of the country’s founding document and some called ...