New Zealand passed a landmark law granting Mount Taranaki the status of a legal person, in a move that recognizes its cultural significance to Māori iwi (people) as a sacred ancestor on Thursday.

Māori people celebrated on Friday as Mount Taranki in New Zealand officially became a person and, with that, was renamed ...

Mount Taranaki in New Zealand became a legal person, signaling a significant change in the nation's policy towards indigenous ...

Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New Zealand ...

Mount Taranaki in New Zealand is legally a person, enjoying all the rights and responsibilities of a human being. The move ...

Community leaders surprised by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s removal of Melissa Lee from the ethnic communities’ portfolio are calling on her replacement to build on the strong foundations of ...

Westmount Mayor Christina Smith announced on Friday she will not be seeking re-election. In a message on the city's website, Smith said the decision to step aside after 12 years on council, came after ...

She handily won the Mayoralty election the following November. Smith said she got into politics, particularly at the municipal level, “to foster civic engagement, contribute meaningfully to our ...

New polling revealed the majority of voters ... on native forest logging could “shape the outcome of a knife-edge election”. “There’s a clear message to all candidates and parties here ...

the elections that put those leaders in office are revealing new information about the electorate, including specific parts of the electorate and shifts in voting trends. Among Hispanic voters ...

"Luke Shaw is nearer than Mason Mount," Amorim told reporters. "Mason Mount will take a little bit longer. Luke, we'll see in the next week or two. We'll see if he's returning." Amorim also ...

Mountain climbers have been known to curse cloudy weather but for hikers hitting the peak of Mount Kaputar, near Narrabri in North West New South Wales, those clouds can have a silver lining.