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 responsibilities of a human being.

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 ...

Images of New Zealand scenery are on display at the Fenton Street Art Collective this month. Wellington-based photographer Bronwen Key says her exhibition New Zealand heals from the mountain to ...

To New Zealand's Indigenous Māori people, the mountain Taranaki Maunga "has long been an honored ancestor." Latest U.S.

As of January 2025, New Zealand's most-climbed mountain is recognized as a person, meaning it has the same rights and protections as any person under the law. With this, it also got a new legal ...

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 ...