Taranaki
Britishnoun
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This year in Aotearoa, also known as New Zealand, the mountain Taranaki Maunga was recognized as a legal person because the Maori see it as an ancestor.
From Salon • Mar. 12, 2025
Taranaki is a dormant volcano which sits in relative isolation on the west coast of New Zealand's north island.
From BBC • Sep. 11, 2023
At Hawera Hospital in Taranaki, he often brought colleagues fresh baklava from a Christchurch bakery.
From New York Times • Mar. 19, 2019
Previous incidents on Taranaki have also outraged the local Maori community, including a group of hikers taking a barbecue to the peak for a summit grilling session, and people leaving graffiti on the mountain.
From BBC • May 3, 2017
Many people in the Taranaki district thought that souls went neither up nor down, but always stayed near their mouldering bodies.
From The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II by Frazer, James George, Sir
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