A mountain in New Zealand is now officially recognised as a human - But how will Mount Taranaki use its new rights?

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

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

A forest, a river, and a mountain in New Zealand have something unusual in common—they're all legally people. Taranaki Maunga, the second-highest mountain in New Zealand, was granted legal personhood ...

The mountain is considered an ancestor by the indigenous Maori people. The country's parliament unanimously passed the decision, making it the third natural feature in New Zealand to be granted such ...

Nine years of negotiations between the Crown and Taranaki iwi have concluded following Te Pire Whakatupua mō Te Kāhui Tupua/the Taranaki Maunga Collective Redress Bill passing its third reading in ...

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

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

Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith says former MPs sometimes feel they can chip in and tell current ones what to do. He was commenting on former Treaty Negotiations Minister Christopher ...

It was held on Friday night. Te Atamira was packed. There were guests of honour: arts minister Paul Goldsmith, National MP ...

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