Whanganui River ‘always makes things better for me’

Glenn Martin, owner of the Blazing Paddles canoe rental business, stands for a portrait along the Whanganui River in Piriaka, New Zealand, on June 16, 2022. Martin, 65, loves all the activities the river has to offer, especially the world-class trout fishing, and approves of it gaining personhood status. “I think people take more pride in it and definitely look after it a lot better because it’s just got that much more respect," he says. (AP Photo/Brett Phibbs)

Whanganui River ‘always makes things better for me’