In March 2017, the New Zealand Government granted legal status of a person to a _______ after a legal…

The correct choice is: “River”

In March 2017, New Zealand’s Parliament passed the Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act. It recognised the Whanganui River as a legal person with the rights, duties and liabilities of a person. This ended a struggle of about 140 years by the Whanganui Iwi (Māori), who regard the river as an ancestor. Two guardians, one appointed by the Crown and one by the Iwi, act on the river’s behalf. (Te Urewera, a former national park, had received similar status in 2014, but it was not the subject of the 140-year battle.)