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Taranaki Maunga Mountain Gains Legal Personhood

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Taranaki Maunga Mountain Gains Legal Personhood:

Taranaki Maunga (New Zealand’s 2nd-highest mountain in North Island) was granted legal personhood becoming the third natural feature (after Te Urewera park in 2014 and Whanganui River in 2017) in the country to receive this status.It will now be officially recognized by its Māori name, replacing the colonial name Mount Egmont. Māori are the indigenous tribes (Iwi) of New Zealand.

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