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What Does It Mean To Make a River a Legal Person?

The River That Owns Itself The Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017 has been passed by the Parliament of New Zealand and gives effect to the Whanganui River Deed of Settlement signed on 5 August 2014, which settles the … Continue reading

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