there’s a striking new River Room with walls of white-paned windows that put guests closer to the action than ever. New Zealand’s so-called ‘lodge queen’ Virginia Fisher, who designed the ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and ...

WHANGANUI, New ZealandWHANGANUI, New Zealand — The Whanganui River is surging into the ocean, fattened from days of winter rain and yellowed from the earth and clay that has collapsed into its ...

“You are giving them a massage,” Nepia says. “That's how we see that river. It's a part of us.” In 2017, New Zealand passed a groundbreaking law granting personhood status to the Whanganui ...

The Whanganui River winds through the town of Whanganui, New Zealand, on June 15, 2022. In 2017, New Zealand passed a groundbreaking law granting personhood status to the river.

The Whanganui River winds through the town of Whanganui, New Zealand, on June 15, 2022. In 2017, New Zealand passed a groundbreaking law granting personhood status to the river. The law declares ...

WHANGANUI, New Zealand (AP) — The Whanganui River is surging into the ocean, fattened from days of winter rain and yellowed from the earth and clay that has collapsed into its sides. Logs and ...

WHANGANUI, New Zealand — The Whanganui River is surging into the ocean, fattened from days of winter rain and yellowed from the earth and clay that has collapsed into its sides. Logs and debris ...