The second-highest mountain on New Zealand’s North Island, Taranaki Maunga (Mountain), has been given the same legal rights as a human. Credits: Dave Young, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taranaki ...

Mount Taranaki, now known by its Māori name — Taranaki Maunga, was recognised as a legal person on Thursday ... In 2014, Te Urewera, a vast native forest on the North Island, became the first to get ...

The Tapati Rapa Nui Festival, one of the most significant cultural events in Polynesia, will take place from February 1 to February 14, 2025, on Easter Island (Rapa Nui). This annual celebration is a ...

Mount Taranaki, now officially known as Taranaki Maunga, has been granted the same legal rights ... Taranaki is the second-highest mountain on New Zealand’s Noth Island. The snow-capped, dormant ...

Taranaki Maunga made the very ground we stand on, the land we live from. Drawing clouds close he brings our water: his snow and ice, his once-glorious awa. The reefs he flung out shape our waves ...

Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the ... volcano is the second highest on New Zealand's North Island at 2,518 meters (8,261 feet) and a popular spot for ...

In a landmark decision, New Zealand has granted Mount Taranaki, now officially known as Taranaki Maunga, the same legal ... highest on New Zealand's North Island at 8,261ft and a popular spot ...

Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the ... volcano is the second highest on New Zealand’s North Island at 2,518 meters (8,261 feet) and a popular spot ...

Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the latest natural ... The pristine, snow-capped dormant volcano is the second highest on New Zealand’s North Island at 2,518 meters ...

Mount Taranaki – now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Maori name – is the third natural feature to be granted personhood in the country, following the Urewera Forest in 2014 and the Whanganui ...

There are two active volcanoes in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Mauna Loa and Kilauea, but Kilauea is the real "must-see." A 4,000-foot-tall mountain, Kilauea has been active since Jan. 3, 1983.

This action came after years of negotiation. Mt. Taranaki, also known as Taranki Maunga, will now be treated as if it has ownership over itself. As per BBC, the agreement is intended to provide ...