now legally recognized as Taranaki Maunga. However, colonial injustices have marred its history. British explorer James Cook called it "Mount Egmont" and later the Crown seized it in violation of ...

Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont, is more than just a big volcano, it's a culturally significant mountain. Credit: David Rowland/REX/Shutterstock Playboy ...

In a viral legal decision, New Zealand’s iconic Taranaki Maunga (Mount Taranaki) has been granted the same legal rights as a ...

America has always stripped the land of its original Indigenous names. It's had surprising climate implications ...

A settlement under which a New Zealand mountain has been granted the same legal right as a person has become law after years of negotiations. It means Taranaki Maunga [Mt Taranaki] will effectively ...

Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga ... Captain James Cook spotted the peak from his ship and named it Mount Egmont. In 1840, Māori tribes and representatives of the British crown ...

The bizarre move makes Taranaki Maunga "a living and indivisible ... James Cook spotted the peak from his ship and renamed it Mount Egmont. In 1840, Maori tribes and representatives of the British ...

New Zealand has officially recognized Mount Taranaki as a legal person. The 2,500m volcano on the west coast of the North Island now enjoys the same rights as a human being. The January 30 decision is ...

Taranaki Maunga has a new name and now legal personhood, but there's a lot more fascinating detail in the new law than that.

Mount Taranaki is officially a person. The volcano — known by its Māori name Taranaki Maunga — is no longer under the ownership of the New Zealand government as of Jan. 30, NBC News reported. It was ...

Last month Mt. Egmont, in Aotearoa New Zealand, regained its original name: Mount Taranaki, from the Māori word for “mountain peak.” The name Egmont, applied by Captain James Cook in honor of ...