Taranaki Maunga granted legal personhood under Te Kāhui Tupua

Thursday 30 January 2025 · 7 outlets · 6 reports · updated Fri 31 Jan 2025, 7:26pm

In this story Taranaki Iwi

Parliament has unanimously passed the Taranaki Maunga Collective Redress Bill, granting legal personhood to Taranaki Maunga and its companion peaks. The settlement includes an apology from the Crown for the confiscation of land and restores the maunga's original name. The area will now be jointly managed by iwi and the Department of Conservation.

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1. StuffThu 30 Jan 2025, 7:04pm

   ‘Haere rā Mt Egmont’, as Taranaki Maunga becomes a legal person (opens in new tab)

2. 1NewsThu 30 Jan 2025, 7:55pm

   Te Kāhui Tupua: Taranaki Maunga granted legal personhood (opens in new tab)

3. NZ HeraldFri 31 Jan 2025, 6:21am

   Taranaki maunga becomes legal person, Govt acknowledges ‘immeasurable harm’ inflicted on iwi (opens in new tab)

4. NewsroomFri 31 Jan 2025, 7:00am

   Taranaki Maunga settlement a rare chance to bridge Crown-Māori gulf (opens in new tab)

5. The Press via RNZFri 31 Jan 2025, 9:34am

   Taranaki Maunga becomes a legal person as treaty settlement passes into law (opens in new tab)

   Also on The Post (opens in new tab), RNZ (opens in new tab)

6. RNZFri 31 Jan 2025, 7:26pm

   The Maunga owns itself: Taranaki histories and apologies (opens in new tab)