The overarching concept for all the art pieces along the road was 'he aho tangata ... like the Ahu a Turanga highway he was glad that the imagery was specific to New Zealand. "I think that in terms of ...

A New Zealand flag printed with the words “please walk on me” and displayed on the floor of an art gallery in the city of Nelson has been removed from display after protests.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand flag printed with the words “please walk on me” and laid on the floor of an art gallery has once again been packed away following public outcry, 30 years ...

The New Zealand and Māori Art – Online Contemporary Gallery, now live, offers a curated online space for art collectors and enthusiasts to discover and purchase unique artworks. 'I saw a clear ...

In January, a new law redefined Taranaki mountain on New Zealand’s North Island. It will be known by its Māori name, Taranaki Maunga (maunga meaning mountain), replacing the colonial Mount Egmont.

New Zealand has formally granted a mountain legal personhood for the first time, recognizing not only its importance to Māori tribes but also paving the way for its future environmental protection.

A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Jan. 30 after a new law granted it all the rights and ...

A mountain in New Zealand – seen as an ancestor by the country’s indigenous Maori people – is now legally considered a person.. Mount Taranaki, now known by its Maori name Taranaki Maunga ...

New Zealand on Thursday passed a landmark law granting Mount Taranaki the status of a legal person, in a move that recognizes its cultural significance to Māori iwi (people) as a sacred ancestor..

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The legal recognition acknowledges the mountain’s theft from the Māori of the Taranaki region after New Zealand was colonized.

A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Māori Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted ...

New Zealand was the first country in the world to recognize natural features as people when a law passed in 2014 granted personhood to Te Urewera, a vast native forest on the North Island.