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New Zealand mountain recognises mountain as a person
The mountain, which is sacred to the indigenous Maori people, will now have its own legal identity. This means it will be ...
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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 ...
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Pacific News Minute: New Zealand mountain recognized as a legal person
A mountain in New Zealand is considered to be an ancestor by Indigenous people and has been recognized as a legal person. A new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities of a human being. HPR ...
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A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Māori
The recognition acknowledges the mountain's theft from the Māori after New Zealand was colonized. It fulfills an agreement ...
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A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Māori
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 ...