New Zealand's government grants a sacred mountain personhood
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A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Māori
A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people has been recognized as a legal person after a new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities of a human beingABC News - 1d -
Taranaki Mounga, New Zealand’s second-highest mountain, granted same legal rights as a person
Second-highest peak in Aotearoa, formerly called Mount Egmont by European settlers, has its spiritual status formally recognised by government . New Zealand’s second-highest mountain and its ...The Guardian - 1d -
Popping a manu: New Zealand’s unique water jumping obsession
Similar to a bomb, the diving style developed by Māori and Pasifika communities has become a national pastime. Over summer, a strange phenomenon plays out along New Zealand’s waterholes. Bridges, ...The Guardian - Jan. 24 -
New Zealanders vexed by Trump claiming one of their proudest historical moments for America
President Donald Trump’s false declaration that Americans “split the atom” has vexed New Zealanders who say the achievement belongs to one of their scientists.NBC News - Jan. 22 -
Trump claims U.S. "split the atom." New Zealand says that's false.
After President Trump's claim, a mayor in New Zealand pointed out that work to split the atom was actually pioneered by physicist Ernest Rutherford.CBS News - Jan. 21 -
Cockney influences found in Scotland, Australia and New Zealand, says expert
Linguistics professor says London dialect is most likely to be spoken in Essex, but aspects have traversed the globe. The cockney dialect, as associated with the late EastEnders icon Dame Barbara ...The Guardian - Jan. 7 -
Advancetrack expands to Australia, New Zealand
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Driver runs down 2 New Zealand police officers, killing 1
A New Zealand police officer died in hospital on Wednesday and another was seriously hurt after a driver ran them down as they patrolled on foot in the early hours of New Year’s Day, the country’s ...ABC News - Jan. 2 -
Driver runs down 2 New Zealand police officers, killing 1
The attack jolted a country where the killing of police officers on duty is rare.CBS News - Jan. 1
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