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Critically endangered kōtuku chicks hatching on West Coast
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Fifty-six nesting pairs of the critically endangered kōtuku have landed this year at Aotearoa's only breeding spot at Whataroa on the South Island's West Coast, and chicks are now hatching every day.
Each year the birds disperse widely across the country before returning in mid-September to nest.
White Heron Sanctuary Tours Dion Arnold spoke to Susie Ferguson.