The Whanganui is the first river in the world to be recognised as an indivisible and living being after being granted personhood in 2017

Mangatepopo

river

Lake

Otamangakau

Taumarunui

Mount

Ngauruhoe

Whakapapa

river

Mount

Ruapehu

Pipiriki

Tongariro

National

Park

Genesis

power

stations

Whanganui

river

Whanganui

Wellington

New Zealand

Mangatepopo river

Taumarunui

Lake Otamangakau

Mount Ngauruhoe

Whakapapa

river

Mount

Ruapehu

Pipiriki

Tongariro

National

Park

Genesis

power

stations

Whanganui

river

Whanganui

Wellington

New Zealand

Mangatepopo river

Taumarunui

Lake Otamangakau

New Plymouth

Mount Ngauruhoe

Whakapapa

river

Mount

Ruapehu

Pipiriki

Mount Taranaki

Tongariro

National

Park

Genesis

power

stations

Whanganui

river

Whanganui

Wellington

New Zealand