Article about the season 2014 : Saving a crushed egg with tape and glue: Why you should care about the kakapo - Science - News - The Independent
There were six chicks last time they updated. Heather on Little Barrier Island has one chick in the nest and one that was removed to Codfish. Esperance whose eggs were infertile was fostering Rakiura Two. Rakiura was fostering Huhana Two. Rakiura Three was last to hatch. Answer to a question about why Rakiura was fostering another's chick.
And when you consider the age the species can reach, this rather demonstrates that although the slow breeding rate will mean it will take a long time, if a positive population trend can be maintained the species will hopefully be okay.
Lucky people in easy reach of Auckland! Also there is a nest cam (have not got it to work yet) Live nest cam
kākāpō recovery and zoo team up to save kākāpō chick Worth visiting the link for some video (familiar looking vet!) This years chicks have been sexed as four males and two females.
Two kakapo have died, cause not yet known. Ben (age unknown) and female Taonga (age three) Population = 128
Ben was a Stewart Island bird and his death appears to be age related. Kakapo deaths hit endangered species