Everyone has a bucket list filled with countries they would like to visit during their lifetime. Well, hopefully, New Zealand ...

The moment crystallized something larger than personal achievement. In a world quick to tell young people what they cannot do, Schwerin rebutted: "Get out of our way. There's a lot ...

Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont, ... The model from New Zealand (or Aotearoa) uploaded an Instagram post that was not very sensitive to the Maōri people of her home country.

In the video Mt Taranaki is referred to as Mt Egmont and the pronunciation of Māori kupu was poor, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, of south Taranaki iwi Ngāti Ruanui and Māori co-party leader, said.

In January, a new law redefined Taranaki mountain on New Zealand’s North Island. It will be known by its Māori name, Taranaki Maunga (maunga meaning mountain), replacing the colonial Mount Egmont.

Last month Mt. Egmont, in Aotearoa New Zealand, regained its original name: Mount Taranaki, from the Māori word for “mountain peak.” The name Egmont, ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) ... In 1770, the British explorer Captain James Cook spotted the peak from his ship and named it Mount Egmont. In 1840, ...

On Thursday, Mount Taranaki in New Zealand became a legal person, signaling a significant change in the nation's policy towards indigenous rights and the environment. The law, which was passed ...

Mount Taranaki in New Zealand is legally a person, enjoying all the rights and responsibilities of a human being. The move places the mountain back into the hands of the Māori tribe, who see the ...

New Zealand politician Paul Goldsmith, ... in the 18th and 19th century after Brit explorer Captain James Cook spotted the peak from his ship and renamed it Mount Egmont.

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 ...

Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Maori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New Zealand, which has ruled that a river and a stretch of sacred land ...