The legal recognition acknowledges the mountain's theft from the Māori of the Taranaki region after New Zealand was colonized ...
The statue of Maitreya Bodhisattva on Ba Den Mountain is one of the largest in the world. Photo: Sun World Perched at 1,487 meters above sea level, Ba Na Hills is a destination known for its mystical ...
A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor ... which has ruled that a river and a stretch of sacred land are people before. The pristine, snow-capped dormant volcano is the second highest ...
This move marks a profound shift in how the law interacts with the natural world. By granting Mount Taranaki legal personhood, the law now recognizes the mountain as capable ... as property rather ...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A mountain in New Zealand considered ... which has ruled that a river and a stretch of sacred land are people before. The pristine, snow-capped dormant volcano ...
“That place is sacred for us,” said Maká leader Mateo Martínez, 65. “It was a gift we thanked God for because it was given ...
A New Zealand Mountain Is Granted Personhood, Recognizing It as Sacred for Māori WELLINGTON ... New Zealand was the first country in the world to recognize natural features as people when ...