A mountain in New Zealand effectively owns itself after gaining the same rights as a person. The New Zealand parliament voted ...

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 ...

Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New ...

A mountain in New Zealand is now officially recognised as a human. Considered an ancestor by Indigenous people, the mountain ...

A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognised as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities of a human being.

Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New ...

“It took 200 years for Māori people to get used to that practice, [and] eventually, the methods [of] following the birds were changed. At that time, it was a bit strange, [that’s] where the ...

It's been promoted by iwi leaders as a framework to help Māori weather the current political and economic storm, but there are still plenty of questions over Te Whare o te Rangatiratanga. Māori ...

One of those hui hosted by Ngāti Kahungunu and held at Omāhu in May, attracted around 3500 people. The working group that emerged from the May hui proposed a model to advance Māori aspirations and ...

“Some people drink wine and do sports ... Both are now fluent speakers of te reo Māori, but while Lessels is a native speaker, Himona had to learn her language. Lessels grew up in te ao Māori, while ...

The best free people search finder services can help you track down old friends and family members without having to splash out on a premium subscription. These tools use public databases to ...