The recognition acknowledges the mountain's theft from the Māori after New Zealand was colonized. It fulfills an agreement from the country's government to Indigenous people.

Americans Kurt Blair and Carlos Romero and one unidentified Canadian disappeared near the peak of Mount Cook, New Zealand's tallest mountain, authorities said on Tuesday.

Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions ...

Crews have ended their search for three climbers from North America who vanished attempting to climb Aoraki, the tallest mountain in New Zealand, officials said. The climbers, Americans Kurt Blair ...

Three climbers from the United States and Canada disappeared near the peak of New Zealand’s tallest mountain, authorities said on Tuesday. Rescue teams have been scouring New Zealand’s Mount ...

Two American and one Canadian climber are presumed dead after going missing while climbing New Zealand's Mount Cook mountain, which is also known as Aoraki.

2 Americans, 1 Canadian missing after they planned to climb New Zealand's tallest mountain Weather conditions will prevent officials from searching for the men until Thursday, according to police ...

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

A New Zealand mountain — Taranaki Maunga — considered an ancestor by Indigenous people has been recognized as a legal person under a new law.

American climbers Kurt Blair and Carlos Romero are presumed dead after going missing while climbing New Zealand's Mount Cook mountain, which is also known as Aoraki.