Mount Taranaki, a volcano in New Zealand, has been granted the same legal rights as a human. This unprecedented move ...

A LONELY volcano surrounded by a dark green forest dubbed the “goblin forest” has left explorers baffled by its perfectly ...

New Zealand has granted legal personhood to Mount Taranaki, an active volcano revered by the Māori people as an ancestor.

This 2023 satellite photo shows New Zealand's Mount Taranaki, which is surrounded by a near-perfect circle of deformed trees.

A volcano in New Zealand which once doubled as Mount Doom in Lord of the Rings has a mysterious perfect circle around it – ...

Taranaki is a dormant volcano which sits in relative isolation on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. The Mountain Safety Council said: "Its isolation from other mountains, proximity to ...

This is Figure 1 from Roverato et al.: Location map of the Taranaki peninsula and distribution of debris avalanche deposits surrounding Taranaki volcano, New Zealand. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

In 2017, the New Zealand government granted Mount Taranaki the "same legal rights as a person" due to its sacred status among local Māori tribes, who consider the volcano to be an ancestor and a ...

The stunning mountain featured as Mt Fuji in The Last Samurai and Mount Doom in a panoramic shotCredit: Getty The iconic Mount Taranaki volcano in New Zealand’s North Island is so striking ...