Story: Tītī − muttonbirding

Rakiura (Stewart Island) and the Tītī Islands

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This map shows Rakiura (Stewart Island) and the nearby islands where muttonbirds are harvested.

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Sources: Regulation 2, Titi (Muttonbird) Islands Regulations 1978 and Schedule 106, Ngai Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998

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Philip Lyver, Jamie Newman and the Rakiura Tītī Islands Administering Body, Tītī − muttonbirding – Muttonbirding in New Zealand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/5554/rakiura-stewart-island-and-the-titi-islands (accessed 11 June 2026).

Story by Philip Lyver, Jamie Newman and the Rakiura Tītī Islands Administering Body, published 2 March 2009.

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lynton james herb pickering
04 October 2011

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