New Zealand has just granted legal personhood to a culturally and environmentally significant mountain. Here's what to know ...

A 8,200ft mountain has now been recognised as a person in a bizarre move by New Zealand. The country's government ... culture and rights be recognised under law. Local tribes were handed billions ...

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 ...

Wellington, New Zealand - A mountain in New Zealand considered an ... Government ownership of the forest ceased under the law and the tribe Tūhoe became its guardian. "Te Urewera is ancient ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and ...

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 ...