The legal recognition acknowledges the mountain's theft from the Māori of the Taranaki region after New Zealand was colonized ...
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.
AS my pebble hits the water, ripples fan out, ­disturbing the reflected scene of snow-dusted mountain tops ... beauty spot you would find in New Zealand. Instead, I’m in Snowdonia ­National ...