New Zealand river’s personhood status offers hope to Māori

Adam Daniel fishes in the upper reaches of the Whanganui River in New Zealand on June 16, 2022. Daniel monitors the Whanganui and dozens of other rivers for Fish & Game New Zealand. He has found more sediment even in the river's upper reaches than in nearby waterways. Forestry, four-wheel-drive trails and other human impacts are factors, but near the Whanganui's source, Daniel points out where a power company is sucking out water as part of the Tongariro Power Scheme. (AP Photo/Brett Phibbs)