Taranaki would benefit significantly ... Science Media Centre: The First Test Images From The Brand New Vera C. Rubin ...

A brand-new, cutting-edge telescope called the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is about to release its first images to the world, and the public can watch in real time. On June 23 the observatory will ...

Perched high in the Chilean Andes, the observatory will take hundreds of images of the southern hemisphere sky, every night for 10 years. In doing so, it will create the most complete time-lapse ...

Admission is, as always, free. Celebrations kick off with a special opening ceremony on the observatory’s front lawn at 11:30 a.m., before doors open at noon. Visitors will receive limited ...

New Plymouth Observatory director John Calcott and Astronomical Society President Nick Gladstone still use the observatory's first telescope.ANDY JACKSON / Fairfax NZ For nearly 100 years, the New ...

The law also recognizes Taranaki Maunga and the surrounding peaks as a legal person named “ Te Kāhui Tupua, ” with “all the rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, and liabilities of a ...

Mount Taranaki has become the third natural feature in New Zealand to be bestowed with an individual status, after Te Urewera National Park and Whanganui River.

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.

New Zealand's Mount Taranaki, now known as Taranaki Maunga, has been granted the same legal rights as a person. Edited by: Nikhil Pandey Feature Jan 31, 2025 13:29 pm IST Read Time: 2 mins ...

Mount Taranaki joins Te Urewera, a vast native forest on the North Island, and the Whanganui River in being recognised as people under New Zealand's laws.

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

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