Taranaki Mounga is one of New Zealand's about a dozen active volcanos - but what does that actually mean for locals?

This 2023 satellite photo shows New Zealand's Mount Taranaki, which is surrounded by a near-perfect circle of deformed trees. The volcano was recently granted the same legal rights as a person.

The volcano “is released from the shackles — the shackles of injustice, of ignorance, of hate,” an official said Lu Huaiqian/Xinhua via Getty Mount Taranaki is officially a person.

Large eruptions have been exploding out of Mt Taranaki at an average rate of about one every 300 years.SIMON O'CONNOR / Fairfax NZ Mt Taranaki is considered the New Zealand volcano probably with ...

The stunning mountain featured as Mt Fuji in The Last Samurai and Mount Doom in a panoramic shotCredit: Getty The iconic Mount Taranaki volcano in New Zealand’s North Island is so striking ...

This iconic volcano in New Zealand which is situated in the west coast on the North island is said to have the same rights that a human has in the country. The Mount Taranaki volcano holds a great ...

Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga ... The pristine, snow-capped dormant volcano is the second highest on New Zealand’s North Island at 2,518 meters (8,261 feet) and a popular ...

For the Māori, Mount Taranaki is more than just a physical landmark; it is a revered ancestor. Mount Taranaki, an iconic volcano located on the west coast of New Zealand’s North Island, holds ...

Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga ... The pristine, snow-capped dormant volcano is the second highest on New Zealand's North Island at 8,261 feet and a popular spot for tourism ...

Volcanoes don't operate on human timescales ... The oft-snowcapped Mount Taranaki in New Zealand hasn't erupted since 1800 but is expected to do so again — the mountain's geological history ...

Mount Taranaki is renowned for having a near-perfect cone shape, aside from the smaller remains of two extinct volcanoes located on its northeast flank (which are visible in the satellite photo).