This powerful landmark series, set against the raw beauty of Great Dog Island, is a deeply personal reckoning with heritage, fatherhood and the fragile continuity of an Indigenous tradition The moving ...

Thirteen people caught taking young mutton birds from closed rookeries in Tasmania will be summonsed to appear in court. The recreational muttonbirding season finished last Sunday but wildlife ...

Tomorrow marks the beginning of the muttonbirding season for traditional harvesters in the deep south. The Muttonbird, sooty shearwater, or Titi are a delicacy and only have a short two-month window ...

Within seconds he is cradling a creature of awkward beauty: a bird with sleek, dusky grey and black feathers but short, pale legs, webbed feet — and a decidedly startled expression. For our guide, ...

GUTTED: Tommy Ashwell talking about how he lost his rights to muttonbird on Taukihepa, one of the beneficial islands. Up to 100 families may also be ousted unless they can prove a blood-link to 15 ...

Daniel Tarrant and his whānau continue the 500-year tradition of harvesting tītī (muttonbirds) on Rakiura. The focus is on sustainable practices, avoiding methods like nanao and teaching the next ...

Tahu Potiki, of the Otakou runanga, said muttonbirding was a complex annual activity "based purely on a fiercely protected customary right, and the bulk do it for pecuniary gain". "Tim might be right, ...

In northeast Tasmania, muttonbirding, or the muttonbird harvest, is an Aboriginal cultural practice on Flinders Island. From March 27th to April 30th, people with a hunting licence are allowed to kill ...

Ask artist Jane Giblin about the legendary health benefits of mutton bird oil and her response is preceded by a knowing smile. "There's a man called Bruce Bensemann," she began. "He would be 85 and ...

Daniel Tarrant and his whānau are among Rakiura Māori who have the right to carry on the ancient tradition of harvesting tītī or muttonbird on about 30 tītī islands. He is the fifth great grandson of ...