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It is difficult to apply a European understanding of land ownership and boundaries directly to the Tītī Islands. The Tītī Islands are subject to regulations and recognised customary laws that entitle access. Each island is divided for the specific use of certain families with rights proven by whakapapa. On the Tītī Islands this division of land and resources is known as a manu. Although a legal right of succession can define a right to the use of the land and resources, it does not necessarily define the boundaries of rights. As families expand, entitlement demand to the manu typically increases, as does pressure on tītī harvesting. Because of the island’s limited capacity, family relationships with the land are likely to become more complicated as access, allocation, and boundary definitions feel the pressure of increased demand.