LEGAL AND POLITY CURRENT AFFAIRS
Mount Taranaki Granted Legal Personhood
1. Mount Taranaki, also known as Taranaki Maunga, in New Zealand was recently granted legal personhood.
2. The decision acknowledges the mountain's cultural importance to the Indigenous Maori people.
3. It gives the mountain the same rights and responsibilities as a human being.
4. This legal move is part of broader efforts to address historical injustices faced by the Maori after colonization.