Mount Taranaki in New Zealand is legally a person, enjoying all the rights and responsibilities of a human being. The move ...

The legal recognition acknowledges the mountain’s theft from the Māori of the Taranaki region after New Zealand was colonized ...

Mt. Taranaki and its surrounding national park will enjoy all the rights and responsibilities of a person under a recent law ...

Addressing past wrongs, the New Zealand government has officially given the 2,500m volcano on the North Island the same ...

Only a few expedition cruise companies offer trips with an opportunity to ski in Antarctica. Here's what it's like to see a ...

With home buying season on our doorsteps, Natural Hazards Commission Toka Tū Ake (NHC) wants homebuyers to go into a purchase with their eyes open about natural hazards, so they can make an informed ...

On Nov. 28, 1979, an Air New Zealand flight left Auckland for Antarctica on what promised to be a photographer’s dream trip. The 11-hour round trip was dubbed a luxury cruise at altitude.

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A little-known volcano on a remote Pacific island may have been the source of one of the 19th century’s most powerful ...

A tall fountain of lava is spewing from a volcano on Hawaii's Big Island. A webcam on Tuesday shows vigorous streams of red ...

With its beautiful beaches, rainforests, volcanic mountains, and lava deserts, the island of Hawaii is the perfect road trip ...