New Zealand river’s personhood status offers hope to Māori

Glenn Martin, owner of the Blazing Paddles canoe rental business, walks along the Whanganui River in Piriaka, New Zealand, on June 16, 2022. “When you’re down here on the river, it just takes you to another place,” he says. “It’s relaxing. It’s soothing. It’s reinvigorating.” (AP Photo/Brett Phibbs)