Recognition of Mount Taranaki as a Legal Person

Mount Taranaki in New Zealand was recognized as a legal person with rights and responsibilities similar to a human being due to its significance to Indigenous people.

Recognition of Mount Taranaki as a Legal Person

Mount Taranaki, a mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people, was recognized as a legal person granting it all the rights and responsibilities of a human being. The law acknowledges the mountain's theft from the Māori of the Taranaki region and fulfills an agreement of redress from the country's government to Indigenous people for harms perpetrated against the land since colonization.

Recognition of Mount Taranaki as a Legal Person in New Zealand

Mount Taranaki, recognized as a legal person in New Zealand, fulfills an agreement of redress from the country's government to Indigenous people for past injustices. The law grants the mountain all the rights and responsibilities of a human being.

Recognition of Mount Taranaki as a Legal Person in New Zealand

New Zealand's Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont, was recognized as a legal person with all the rights and responsibilities of a human being, fulfilling an agreement of redress from the country's government to Indigenous people for historical wrongs. The law passed grants the mountain legal personality named Te Kāhui Tupua, with a newly created entity as its 'face and voice.'