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Takutai o te Titi

Takutai o te Titi marae is on the southernmost coast of Te Waipounamu at Colac Bay, just out of Riverton.

The wharenui is named Te Whanau Moana, the wharekai is Te Poha Tītī. The marae connects ancestrally to the waka Uruao and Takitimu, the maunga Takitimu and the awa Aparima.

Takutai o te Titi (‘Coastline of the muttonbird’) refers to the annual event of tītī returning to the nearby beaches. 

Te Waipounamu highlighted on a map of Aotearoa

Address

207 Colac Foreshore Road Colac Bay Riverton Southland 9881

Contact Type

General

Name

Takutai o te Titi

Key information

Rōhe
Te Waipounamu
Community Trust
Community Trust of Southland
Awa
Aparima
Maunga
Takitimu
Wharekai
Te Poha Titi
Whare
Te Whanau Moana

Other marae in the rohe