Forty-two of this year’s kākāpō chicks have graduated to being juveniles. This milestone is reached once they are older than 150 days.

A further 30 chicks will reach the juvenile stage over the coming weeks.

Eight kākāpō chicks have been cured of aspergillosis, and will soon be returned to the wild.

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