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 ...

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 ...

Around the world: Taranaki Maunga, a mountain in New Zealand, has been granted legal personhood, Rwanda initiates Heritage ...

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 ...

Kahui said the law is “a real testament to Māori in Taranaki who resisted and struggled against the wrongdoing of the Crown for well over [a] hundred years.” Besides providing a “blueprint ...

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 ...