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Story: Kaitiakitanga – guardianship and conservation

Catching muttonbirds

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Catching muttonbirds

A birder pulls a tītī (muttonbird) chick from its burrow. The season when birds could be taken was strictly regulated, in order to preserve the resource.

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Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, Kaitiakitanga – guardianship and conservation – Rāhui – prohibitions, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/11602/catching-muttonbirds (accessed 26 June 2026).

Story by Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, published 2 March 2009.