A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Thursday after a ...

Mount Taranaki – now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Maori name – is the second highest peak on New Zealand’s North Island.

Almost a decade of settlement negotiations between the Crown and Taranaki formally concluded today when Parliament voted ...

Move over, humans—New Zealand's iconic Taranaki Mounga just got the same legal rights as you! In a groundbreaking move, the ...

While the specifics of the alleged misconduct have not been disclosed publicly, the recommendation for a Judicial Conduct ...

First Australia and now potentially the US could upset the Govt's media law. Plus: Why the Herald is cutting so many jobs.

Nine years of negotiations between the Crown and iwi of Taranaki have concluded following Te Pire Whakatupua mō Te Kāhui ...

A judge grants Māori applicants customary title to stretches of the Wairarapa coast, despite a stalled Government law change ...

The Attorney-General has called for an investigation into the top District Court Judge's behaviour at a private event in November.

Dr Shane Reti has lost his health portfolio in a major reshuffle by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. He will be replaced by Simeon Brown, while also dropping from fourth to ninth in the Cabinet ...