Mount Taranaki, located on the North Island of New Zealand, is a stratovolcano enveloped by six miles of forest, which forms ...

Three people - two of them with serious injuries - were rescued from the mountain late this afternoon.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and ...

A call went out at 10 this morning, with two of the trampers seriously injured and one stuck because of the icy conditions. The trampers were located by a helicopter and an alpine team member was ...

A man takes a picture of his wife with Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont, in the background on Sept. 26, 2011, in New Plymouth, New Zealand. Associated Press file photo WELLINGTON, New ...

Police say three trampers could have died on Mt Taranaki had the weather not improved. The three trampers, two seriously injured and another stuck because of icy conditions, were flown off the ...

A mountain climber miraculouly survived after falling 600 metres (1,968 ft) from the side of Mount Taranaki in New Zealand and only had minor injuries. Police said that the climber was "exceptionally ...

Stuff readers have their say on a proposal to rename Mt Taranaki Mt Hillary. I am very much in favour of Mt Egmont’s name being changed to Mt Hillary. As it is so rightly said, the name Egmont has no ...

Over the last 5000 years, Mount Taranaki volcano, located in the westernmost part of New Zealand's North Island, produced at least 16 Plinian-scale explosive eruptions, the latest at AD 1655. These ...