What is the name of the tradition, particularly associated with southern Māori, of collecting and preserving muttonbirds (tītī) on the Tītī Islands each autumn, a practice with rights passed down through whakapapa?

• A Hāngī hunting
• B Tuna gathering
• C Kererū season
• D Tītī harvesting (muttonbirding) ✓

Muttonbirding is a cherished tradition for Rakiura Māori, who hold exclusive customary rights to harvest tītī chicks on 36 islands around Stewart Island — a practice governed by kaitiakitanga and centuries of ecological knowledge.